1994: I Became a Literary Master in America

Chapter 148 That little flower has long since withered.

Chapter 150 That Little Flower Has Long Since Withered (3/5)

"Wow, so much snow!"

Theron was also woken up, pulled her pajamas off the bed and put them on, hiding her extremely alluring body under the robe.

She walked to the window, rested her head on Xu Shengjie's shoulder, and looked at the snow scene outside.

"A timely snowfall promises a bumper harvest."

"Come on, with snow this heavy, the homeless people on the streets are probably having a hard time!"

She suddenly said, "Jeffrey, how about we go buy some coffee and bread to help the homeless people around here?"

"sure!"

Xu Shengjie did not refuse.

It snowed heavily in New York, and the snow accumulation was very thick.

Xu Shengjie and Sailong left their home, bought bread and coffee at the bakery downstairs, and went out onto the street.

Snowplows are already out in force!

But the heavy snow continued, and the roads that had just been cleared were quickly covered again by snow.

As they walked the streets of East Broadway, they would give bread and coffee to homeless people they encountered. Whether the homeless people thanked them or not was of no concern to them. For Theron, she was doing a good deed; and for Xu Shengjie, he loved seeing the radiant smile on her pretty face after giving away bread and coffee.

He can't help those homeless people!

Perhaps tonight, a few more frozen corpses will be found in those quiet, dark alleys.

But Theron will be happy, and that's enough for Xu Shengjie!

Neither he nor Theron noticed that a camera was pointed at them from the street corner, silently recording their good deed.

Around noon, Xu Shengjie and Sailong returned to the apartment.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard the phone ringing continuously.

Theron rushed over and grabbed the phone.

"This is director Jeffrey Tsu's house, who is he?"

"Oh, I'm looking for director Jeffrey, I'm Henry Hwang."

"Jeffrey, he's looking for you."

Xu Shengjie had just taken off his shoes and put on warm cotton slippers.

"Who is it!"

He looked up and asked.

"HenryHwang, I don't think I know him."

"Oh, him!"

Xu Shengjie walked over quickly and picked up the phone.

Are you free at noon?

"Nothing much, just got back from outside and am getting ready to cook."

"Come to Snow's for dinner! She made delicious braised pork, braised pork belly in fermented rice wine sauce, and a seafood dish with shrimp roe today. Interested?"

"Oh? Of course I'm interested. Sister Gong Xue has this skill too?"

"Her cooking skills are excellent. It's a deal then, see you at Snow's house later."

David Henry Hwang hung up the phone, and Theron just came out of the kitchen.

"No, I have to go home later. My mother has an appointment with the doctor for a check-up today, and I have to go with her this afternoon."

Why didn't you say so sooner?

Gilda said not to bother you, you must be very busy these days.

I was just about to tell you about this—go eat, I'll go straight back and have the lunch Gilda prepared.

Since Theron had said that, Xu Shengjie couldn't persuade her any further.

"Then you can drive my car and drop me off at Snow's house."

"Then what are you going to do? Don't you have to record a show tonight?"

"I'll ride in Henry's car. He's also an invited guest, and we'll go to the TV station together."

"Shall I pick you up tonight?"

"No need, just spend time with Gilda. I'll have Henry drive me back later, and I'll come to your house for Christmas Eve tomorrow."

"Oh well!"

After thinking about it, Theron agreed to Xu Shengjie's idea.

She also has a car, but it's a Toyota that's been owned by several people.

A few days ago, the used Toyota broke down and Xu Shengjie sent it to his fifth senior brother Li Lichuan for repairs, but it's still not fixed.

In Li Lichuan's words: It's best to replace it; it's too old!

She also wants to change cars.

After all, there's some savings in the account.

But she hadn't made up her mind yet, after all, she didn't know when her next project would be.

Even though Xu Shengjie said he would prepare one for her, she didn't want to rush him, seeing how busy he was every day, so as not to put more pressure on him.

After a quick tidy-up, Theron drove Xu Shengjie to Gong Xue's place.

"Why isn't Sally coming up?"

Gong Xue looked like a housewife as she prepared lunch.

Alice sat in front of the television watching cartoons, The Simpsons.

A little while later, Zhou Wenqiong arrived, bringing with her a box of fried dough balls.

However, judging from her flushed face and the chill emanating from her, she probably bought it from outside.

"It wasn't even made by myself, bad review!"

"Jeffrey, don't think you can talk nonsense just because you're the boss."

"I bought this from Bond Street—Sister Xue, there's a Suzhou restaurant there, the owner is from Suzhou, and their pastries are very authentic. Let's go eat there another day. Bringing it back just doesn't quite capture the flavor."

"Bond Street? There seem to be more Japanese restaurants there."

"Yes, and the gangs over there are very fierce. The boss told me that some Japanese guys are always harassing them."

"Bond Street seems to be the territory of the Dong'an Gang. I'll ask Frank about it later."

Don't worry, they're probably just some Japanese thugs, not really a gang. That area is within Chinatown's sphere of influence.

"Really? That's great!"

Just then, David Henry Hwang arrived.

Zhang Xun was at work, so today's meal consisted of only the five of them.

I must admit, Sister Xue is a good cook; the dishes she makes have a real old Shanghai flavor.

Unfortunately, Hsu Sheng-chieh and Huang Che-lun had to record a program that night, otherwise they would definitely have had a few drinks here.

"Henry, I heard that tonight's show, besides you, also features a Broadway actor from China?"

Do you know who it is?

"It seems to be Joan."

Actually, George initially invited Laura Linney, who starred in her film *The Seagull* two years ago.

Laura's two stage productions this year, *Linda Gabler* and *Linda Gabler*, were huge successes and received excellent reviews. She is also a very representative young actress on Broadway. However, director Harold later contacted George and replaced Laura with Joan. Laura was very unhappy about this and even made a scene.

"Joan's got guts, managing to take down Laura?"

Gong Xue added a piece of braised pork and ate it with relish, talking as she ate.

Zhou Wenqiong asked in confusion, "Who is Joan?"

"Chen Chong, Joan is her English name."

"Is she that amazing? Even Director Harold is going to help her get a chance?"

Zhou Wenqiong exclaimed in surprise.

But you could tell she wasn't very friendly towards Joan.

That's understandable. The person who repeatedly referred to "you Chinese" during his New Year's greetings at the 85 Spring Festival Gala caused a huge uproar back then. It was even reported on by CCTV's evening news program, and CCTV issued a special apology.

Although Huang Yihe, the director of the Spring Festival Gala, continued to direct the 86 Spring Festival Gala, he was also implicated as a result.

Of course, there's also the reason for the accident caused by the relocation of the Spring Festival Gala to the Workers' Stadium that year.

Zhou Wenqiong was still in China at the time and had a deep impression of this incident.

As for Xu Shengjie—to be honest, he also watched this Spring Festival Gala in his previous life, but his only impression was that the old man Ma Sanli was trembling while performing crosstalk. As for other details, he really didn't have a deep impression, after all, he was only ten years old at that time.

"Harold? The director of The Phantom of the Opera?"

Xu Shengjie interjected with a question.

David Henry Hwang nodded and said, "It's him."

"She is indeed very capable. Director Harold is now considered one of the top directors on Broadway."

Harold had never worked with her; he was acting on someone else's behalf.

I heard that the request was made by Drado Ferrari, the president of Argentina VideoHome (AVH).

As you know, AVH is also a top-tier distribution company, although their distribution is mainly in Europe.

I suspect that director Harold couldn't refuse, which is why he stepped in to help Joan. However, it seems he gave Laura some compensation; starting next year, Laura will join the cast of "Honor" and begin rehearsals, which is alright.

Zhou Wenqiong suddenly asked, "How does she know the president of AVH?"

"That----"

David Henry Hwang smiled but offered no explanation.

Gong Xue and Zhou Wenqiong exchanged a glance and sighed softly.

That beautiful little flower that bloomed back then, so lovely and precious, has long since withered away.

Joan today —

Xu Shengjie quietly ate a bite of food.

He remembered something: the movie "Autumn in New York" was apparently exclusively funded by AVH.

If that's the case, then she and Drado—

Tsk tsk tsk!

That's hardly a loss.

After all, New York lost forty million dollars in the spring.