The Troubleshooters,' by Wang Shuo

34 CHLVES EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
24 EXITING THE AMUSEMENT PARK / EXTERIOR / DAY
IMA QING supports LN MEIPING as she dizzily walks toward a bus stop on the
street. LN MEIPING turns her head with some dificulty and yells to YANG
ZHONG who is also exiting the park
LN MEIPING: Bye-bye.
25 AN OVERCROWDED STREET / EXTERIOR / DAY
YU GUAN, YANG ZHONG, and W QINO are walking along in the crowd, as a
trolley passes the trio.
YANG ZHONG: (To Yu GUAN) Someone is calling you.
YU GUAN: (Turning and looking around in the crowd) Who is it? I think I heard
it, too.
YANG ZHONG: It’s gone; whoever it was was in the trolley.
The trolley pauses at a stop, grows half empty ajler passengers exit and is
then refilled, ajier which it drives away.
Yu GUAN: Forget it. Let’s go.
The three are about to set olfwhen YU GUAN’S name is again called; the men
turn around lo see DING XIAOLU, and her girlfriend, walking toward them along
the crowded streel.
Yu GUAN: (Happily) Hi! It’s really a surprise to see you here.
DING XIAOLU: Why didn’t you hear me?
DING XIAOLU no& her headpleasantly to YANG ZHONG and IMA QING.
DING XIAOLU: (Directing her question to YU GUAN) Why are you guys standing
on the street? Where are you going?
Yu GUAN: We’re looking for a place to eat.
YU GUAN introduces YANG ZHONG
turn introduces LIN PEI to the others in the group.
and IMA QING to DING XIAOLU, who in