The Troubleshooters,' by Wang Shuo
The Troubleshooters,' by Wang Shuo
The Troubleshooters,' by Wang Shuo
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44 CHINESE EDUCATION AND SOCIETY<br />
and DING XIAOLU, although unprotectedfrom the rain, is walking along leisurely<br />
and seems not to get wet.<br />
35 AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE IEC / EXTERIOR / DAY<br />
Yu GUAN waves to DING XIAOLU and LIN PEI as they approach him.<br />
Yu GUAN: Well, what a surprise! You said you weren’t coming.<br />
DING XIAOLU: I thought I should come, after all,and see what on eartb you guys<br />
are trying to pull off.<br />
DING XIAOLU goes over to shake hands with YANG ZHONG.<br />
DING XIAOLU: Hi, Yang Zhong.<br />
YANG ZHONG looks a bit shy and uncomfortable when shaking hands. LIN PEI<br />
looks beyond YANG ZHONG.<br />
LIN PEI: Where is Ma Qing?<br />
Yu GUAN: He’s unloading the award gifts backstage.<br />
36 HALLWAY OF THE IEC / INTERIOR /RAIN<br />
<strong>The</strong> hall is crowded with the massed audience awaiting the commencement of the<br />
ceremony. Yu GUAN accompanies DING XIAOLU and others to the auditorium<br />
DING XIAOLU: Hey, it looks spectacular. You guys did a great job.<br />
37 THEATER / INTERIOR / EVENING<br />
It is completely dark <strong>The</strong> stage is abruptly flooded with light and music is<br />
heard. Thousands of heads can be seen in the auditorium. Atop a T-shaped stage,<br />
models are parading back and forth, in couples, clad in all sorts of garments.<br />
A banner strung across the width of the stage proclaims, “Three-T Literature<br />
Awards Ceremony. ’’
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