Chapter 17 Call Me Sister Paula
Chapter 17 Call Me Sister Paula
When she ran into Zhenghuan's yard, she stopped.
I took a deep breath, calmed myself down, and waited for a while before walking home with a smile on my face.
Li Renyong shook his head and smiled. This was completely different from Deshan's character in the play.
Then he turned to look in the direction of the study room, feeling helpless.
"I am back."
When Li Renyong arrived home, he found a man in his thirties in the house who was talking to his mother.
Huili greeted him and said, "This is my son, Lee In-yong." Then she added, "This is your father's friend, Lee Chang-dong."
I've never seen this person before. Where did he come from?
Seeing Li Renyong's puzzled expression, Li Changdong said, "Your father and I were separated before. We didn't see each other often, and I didn't attend his funeral."
"I heard that you guys moved to Seoul, so I came to see if there's anything I can help with."
Huili smiled and said, "Everything is almost done. Thank you for your concern."
After that, he turned to Li Renyong and said, "Cangdong is a high school teacher. Aren't you going to high school when school starts?"
Only then did Li Renyong remember who the person in front of him was. What a great man.
A few years ago, he published his debut novel The Booty and became a popular writer in the new village literary world.
Later, he launched Burning Papers, and transformed himself from a high school teacher to a university professor.
Not only is he a teacher, he also loves photography and publishes some high-quality works from time to time.
When he was a director, almost all of his films were written by himself, and he was called a writer-director.
Almost every one of his films involves religious elements, which participate in the film construction in a "dusty" way of returning to life.
There are no big scenes in the movie. It just tells the story of brokenness and despair through a series of slowly approaching sad stories, but people have to face it.
In his previous life, movies like "Burning" and "Dohee" were Li Renyong's favorites.
Afterwards, he went to the cabinet and became the Minister of Culture, Culture and Tourism of South Korea without any political experience. Although he only served as the minister for a year and a half, he was still very impressive.
Although these experiences have not happened yet, outstanding people will shine at any time.
Li Renyong asked, "Uncle Li, besides teaching, what are you doing recently?"
When you meet someone older than you, it's always a good idea to address him as uncle.
Lee Chang-dong scratched his head and said, "The Asian Games are about to open, and I received some promotional photography orders."
Li Renyong said in amazement: "The promotional photography for the Asian Games is amazing."
You know, this is the first time that the Asian Games is held in Asia.
South Korea takes it very seriously and promotional videos are usually shot by official TV stations or only big directors like Im Kwon-taek have the opportunity to be in charge of them.
He didn't expect that Lee Chang-dong has already begun to show his talent. He always thought that Lee Chang-dong was just a writer who wrote one book.
Seeing that Li Renyong had misunderstood, Li Changdong had to explain: "It's not what you think. It's just some videos of volunteers serving foreign friends. By the way, there should be recruitment of volunteers after school starts. You can sign up then."
Li Renyong said: "This is also amazing."
Even if you just want to shoot some videos like this, you need to have connections, otherwise who would let you shoot? What if you make your foreign friends unhappy?
Li Renyong said again: "Uncle Li, have you ever thought about making a movie?"
Lee Chang-dong asked in surprise: "Movie?"
There were very few Korean directors in the 80s, so the number of local films was very small compared to other countries.
People prefer foreign films.
Lee Chang-dong said he had never thought about making a movie, but if there was a chance, he would like to try it.
Then the topic changed. Li Renyong did not dwell on it and said with a wink: "Uncle Li, you can shoot promotional videos, so you are considered an insider. Can you get tickets?"
Generally speaking, ticket sales start several months before the Asian Games begin.
The ticket price is not very expensive and is affordable for most families.
But Li Renyong and his family had just moved to Seoul, so they didn't buy tickets. Huili said, "Ayong, if you want to watch it, we can buy it. It's too much trouble for Cangdong."
Lee Chang-dong waved his hand and said, "No trouble. Tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies are hard to get. After all, the opening is only a month away, and they are almost all sold out. But tickets for events like track and field are still easy to get. Ah Yong, which event are you going to watch?"
Li Renyong originally thought that one ticket could cover the entire show, but he didn't expect that there were different types of tickets.
He just wanted to watch the opening ceremony and experience the lively atmosphere, and didn't want to watch any sports competitions.
Li Renyong stood up, bowed and said, "Uncle Li, I want two tickets for the opening ceremony. Can you get them?"
Seeing Lee In-yong's grateful look, Lee Chang-dong couldn't help but laugh: "It seems that he is going to watch it with his mother. Ayong is such a filial child."
Li Renyong scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "No, I want to go with others."
Huili immediately asked curiously, "Is it a girl?"
Li Renyong said generously: "Yes."
Huili teased, "Our Ayong has grown up and knows how to invite girls to go out with him."
Lee Chang-dong also laughed and said, "Looks like I'll have to give you two tickets with good seats."
After saying that, he laughed.
As the night deepened, Lee Chang-dong said goodbye and left.
After Huili fell asleep, Li Renyong walked out of the house.
He is waiting for someone.
Why did she say that I was mentally retarded that day? She didn't look happy when she saw me these days.
He wants to ask clearly.
The darkness was like a thick ink brush, painting the sky into a deep black, swallowing up all light and color.
But the street lamps in the alley emitted dim light, dispelling the darkness and adding a touch of warmth.
Time passes by minute by minute, like a thin hourglass slipping away quietly.
But the person I was waiting for still didn't show up.
"No!!!"
A shrill scream came from afar and blew into Li Renyong's ears along with the night wind.
At this time, I was afraid that something might happen to Paula, so I rushed over.
After all, the streets are not very safe at this point.
Soon, Li Renyong saw what was happening here.
I just don't quite believe what I see.
The scene before him was so shocking that he couldn't believe it.
I had only heard that Paula was a bully in the alley before, but I didn't expect to see it today.
Cheng Bao La was beating two young men who were about twenty years old.
One of the men tried to escape but was kicked down mercilessly by Cheng Baola.
The other one was trembling all over and moaning something constantly.
The two men's clothes were tattered and their skin was worn out in many places.
Paula's school bag fell to the ground, unzipped.
The books inside were scattered all over the floor.
Li Renyong stepped forward and asked, "Paula, are you okay?"
Cheng Bao La turned around and replied coldly: "Call me Sister Bao La."
After reading the comments, I found that everyone likes Paula.
(End of this chapter)