Campus Encouragement Drama Script "Unyielding Life"
Characters: Ai Xin (a student of the Academy of Fine Arts), a young woman, a middle-aged man, and the Dean of the Academy of Fine Arts Opening: Ai Xin sits in the center of the stage, next to an eye-catching signboard: Free Portraits. Ai Xin is holding a drawing board, a pencil clipped to his ear
and looking down, contemplating something. OUTSIDE SOUND: A Sunday afternoon, downtown square.
A sad-faced lady approaches, wanting to sit down and hesitating. Ai Xin looks up, smiles and asks the lady to sit down, before she reluctantly does so, and subconsciously brushes her somewhat disheveled hair, looking a bit rattled. Ai Xin signaled her to relax, and then rested the drawing board on his legs, removed the pencil on his ear, and began to draw, his drawing action is very spontaneous, revealing professionalism and confidence. Ai Xin: You seem to be very unhappy? Ms.: How do you know? Ai Xin: I am a student of painting, I still have this power of observation. Ms. Ai Xin: (Wanting to cry a little) What does my unhappiness have to do with you? Ai Xin: Yes, there is no relationship between us, I just hope everyone I see can be happy. Ms.: (slightly moved, but still a little hesitant, a long time) that, then I ask you a question? Ai Xin: Go ahead! Lady: Do you, do you think I am - looking - particularly ugly? (strokes her hair again and waits nervously for an answer, obviously this answer is important to her) Ai Xin: No, who said that? Who's being so unattractive? You're quite good looking. Lady: (smiling from the bottom of her heart, but immediately put away the smile) You lied to me! Ai Xin: I didn't lie to you, you look really distinctive, very much like a woman in a very famous oil painting, especially the eyes, that kind of light melancholy, with a kind of fluttering noble temperament. It's so similar. Oh! Come to think of it, it's one of Chen Yi Fei's oil paintings, named "Melancholy Autumn", the painting is of a beautiful woman, looking out of the window, thinking of her beloved in a faraway place. Just because of that look, the painting even won an international award? Ms.: Really? (Flipping out a small mirror from her bag, feeling sorry for herself, and quickly putting it away again) You are a student of the Academy of Fine Arts, right? Ai Xin: Yes, I am a student of the Academy of Fine Arts. Lady: Those who are engaged in art are different, they can see things more accurately than ordinary people! Ai Xin: Heh, thank you very much! Ms.: Actually I - I've always been a person with very low self-esteem, afraid to socialize with others. Ai Xin: So why bother? In fact, everyone has their own flash of light, just some people's obvious, such as a beautiful face, well-proportioned body, some people's advantages hidden behind their appearance, such as good character, calm character, elegant temperament ...... I think the latter is more durable and more valuable. Ms.: That said, but the world's eyes ...... Aixin: Why bother with other people's eyes? Your life is your own! Ai Xin has finished the painting, but did not immediately hand it over to the lady. Ai Xin: I have a request? Lady: Huh? What request? Ai Xin: Can you give me this painting? How about I paint another one for you? Lady: (quickly grabbing the painting) That's not possible! (Taking the painting and scrutinizing it, he smiles heartily and says to himself: It's really pretty. (Slowly rolls up the painting, puts her hand behind her back and bites the corner of her mouth) Thank you! Ai Xin: You're welcome! Ms.: Well, goodbye then! (Steps briskly away) Ai Xin: goodbye
Looking at the far away lady, Ai Xin has to fall into contemplation, it seems that he himself has something on his mind.
A man comes out. Walking and talking on his cell phone at the same time Man: What? They suddenly stopped signing! How much did they lose? Over a million dollars? (one hand scratching at his head) What? Mr. Zhang from the bank is calling again? By the end of the month? Oh, my God, we can't get the money by the end of the month if we don't make the deal! Okay, okay, you can do it yourself, don't bother me! (Turns off cell phone, walks two steps, cell phone rings again) Hello, who is it? Wrong number! (Turned off angrily, immediately rang again) You are sick ...... Oh! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! (Voice becomes softer) Where are you? In New York ah, well, what! In New York? Honey, you don't joke, I'm annoyed now! I'm not kidding! （What are you doing there? Didn't you go to your classmate's house in Shanghai? How come you're in England in the blink of an eye, huh? America. America. What? Speak up! I can't hear you clearly. Wish me happiness? Wish me--happiness (disoriented, almost fell down, Ai Xin rushed over to support him)
Ai Xin: Sir, are you okay? You first sit down? Man: Sit down? Oh, sit down, it's time to - sit down. (sits down, eyes straight) Ai Xin: How are you? Are you all right? (The man touched his forehead, look wooden)
Ai Xin: Mr. You sit up straight, I'll draw a portrait for you, no charge. Man: Draw a portrait? Oh, draw a portrait, draw it, young man, just draw me a - draw a posthumous portrait! (slumps back in his chair, eyes tightly closed) Ai Xin: You're a real joker, mister! At this moment, a scholarly-looking old man quietly stood beside them, watching Ai Xin painting. Ai Xin: (began to draw) Hey, sir, your looks, quite strange, the proportion of the head seems, seems not quite right ah. Man: (opening his eyes) No. What's wrong with me today? What's wrong with me today? The company crossed, the wife ran away, and now even my looks are not right! Oh! Well, well, it's not right! There's no point in living anyway. Ai Xin: Mr. Don't worry, you listen to me slowly give you an analysis, we engaged in art know a saying, is the three courts and five eyes. The so-called three courts means that from the hairline to the center of the eyebrow, from the center of the eyebrow to the bottom of the nose, and from the bottom of the nose to the chin, the lengths are equal. But look, your hairline to the brow section, that is the forehead, is not obviously longer than the other two sections ...... Man: (hastily interrupted) So what? Ai Xin: I have studied Zeng Guofan on the face of a heirloom book "Bingjian", according to the above statement, such people are smart and agile, talented, but the first half of their lives are uncertain, especially to the age of standing, but also to suffer a great deal of change, career and marriage may be a big crisis ah! Man: (closing his eyes again, leaning back, subconsciously touching his forehead) No wonder! I always feel that this big brain is not right, (stand up and turn towards Ai Xin) How do you think my parents gave me such a big brain? Ai Xin: I haven't finished yet, the book also says that after this big setback, if the person complains about the sky, discouragement, this life is likely to fall apart, but if he can continue to fight, reorganize the river, with his talent, there will be amazing achievements, after the blessing of unlimited ah? Man: Ah? Reorganize the river and mountain? Hmph, I'm afraid I don't have that strength. Ai Xin: Why not? Look at you (handing over the painting), you are so energetic! Man: (looking at the painting, muttering to himself) this - is it me, (frowning tightly, as if thinking about something, a long time, as if a sudden epiphany, holding Ai Xin's hand, excitedly) young man, you really woke up the dreamer ah! You're right, this setback is nothing. If I can't even bear this blow, what kind of a man am I? I want to regroup! I'm going to regroup! (After the man leaves, Ai Xin sits down, rubbing his head with fatigue, and the old man gently sits down across from him. Ai Xin notices the old man next to him and quickly braces himself.)
Ai Xin: old man, you also want to draw a portrait? Dean: Draw it (looks at Ai Xin kindly) You draw here every Sunday? Ai Xin: Oh, almost two years! Dean: Why is it free? Ai Xin: On the one hand, to do something for others, on the other hand, can also improve their own painting level, you see, I give you a free portrait, you are not for me to do free modeling? Dean: (Chuckling) You're really good at math. Young man, how about you give me a portrait too? Ai Xin: (also laughing) Hi! Old man, I don't know how to look at anything, those words just now, are all made up by me Dean: And why is that? Ai Xin: In order to make him happier, in order to make him still full of enthusiasm and hope for life. Dean: Are you like that with everyone? Ai Xin: In my eyes, every life in the world is a gift from the Creator and should be happy, but that's just my hope, in life - there is always pain and misfortune. Dean: So, what about yourself? Are you - happy? Aisin: Me? (Snapping to attention and looking up at the old man) I'm happy! Very happy. Hey, the old man some familiar ah! Dean: Oh? I am? (for a long time) Young man, look at this sunshine, how good it is! Ai Xin: Yes! Dean: You mean the dark clouds, can they block the sunshine? Ai Xin: (looks up at the old man in front of him, thinks his question is strange, doesn't seem to be an ordinary person) The dark clouds will eventually disperse. A moment of silence. Ai Xin gives her the painting. Ai Xin: Old man, does it look okay to you? Dean: (doesn't answer right away, looks at it quietly) From a professional point of view, your painting is almost perfect, whether it's anatomy or perspective or contrast of light and dark, it's all impeccable, but there's one thing, young man, I don't know if you've noticed? Ai Xin: Really? (Ai Xin looked at the old man in front of him with suspicion, felt more familiar, and carefully looked at the painting dean: Although you have always wanted to bring happiness to others, but your own heart is not happy, look at your brushstrokes, so heavy, I can feel from your brushstrokes in your heart of conflict and pain. (Ai Xin was so shocked that the pencil in his hand fell to the ground) Ai Xin: Huh? Ai Xin: Ah? (bends down to pick up the pencil) Dean: He Neutral. Ai Xin: He Neutral? (surprised and excited) Dean! No wonder you look so familiar, how could you? Dean: I first want to tell you a good news, your oil painting "Indomitable Life", has been selected for the 18th Paris International Painting Exhibition, which is the first time in the past ten years that our art works have been selected. This is not only the infinite honor of our academy, but also the honor of our art world. Congratulations, Ai Xin! (Holding Ai Xin's hand) Ai Xin: Really! Wonderful (shifting from excitement to pensive again) Dean, in fact, I've always wanted to be your student... Dean: You're already my student. You've been guaranteed admission to my graduate school, and as soon as next semester starts... Ai Xin: (snatches it) Next semester? How many more months? (breaking his fingers) I, I'm afraid I don't have--next semester (tears came out of his eyes) Dean: No, not only do you have next semester, but you also have a long, long way to go in life, come with me Ai Xin. (pulling up Ai Xin's hand) Ai Xin: go, where to go? Dean: Go, go to the hospital! Ai Xin: hospital? I, but ...... Dean: I only received a call from the hospital this morning, knowing that you - knowing that you have leukemia, why are you hiding it from everyone! Ai new: I ...... Dean: I know how you think, you have love for others, how to themselves have no love, leukemia is not incurable ah, just now I called the whole school teachers opened an emergency meeting, decided in tomorrow, that is, tomorrow, to engage in an art school teachers and students works auction, the proceeds of the money first as your medical expenses! All of them agreed by a show of hands. In addition, students also know, many students have volunteered to donate bone marrow for you... Ai Xin: Dean, how can I thank everyone? Dean: Let's go (pulling Ai Xin's hand), like the tree in your painting, to have an unyielding life