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Chapter 10 Ruthless People from Northeast China
Sun Honglei was overjoyed to hear this. He had come to Beijing in May of this year to become an actor, but at that time all the recruitment work was basically over, and only the musical theater class of the Central Academy of Drama was still recruiting, so he entered the musical theater class.

But now a senior from an acting class and a senior from a directing class at Beijing Film Academy have asked him to act in a movie, which makes him extremely happy!
"Yes, yes! Thank you so much for thinking so highly of me!"

Sun Honglei shook hands with both of them in quick succession, making Duan Long a little embarrassed.

"My two senior brothers, it's almost lunchtime. If you don't mind, please wait for me a moment while I change my clothes. I'll treat you to dinner tonight! Let's talk in detail!"

"Okay, we're not in a hurry, let's take it slow." Wu Yuchen smiled. It was only under Sun Honglei's guidance that he truly experienced what it felt like to be a director and be pampered.

Watching Sun Honglei's departing figure quickly, Wu Yuchen was in a good mood, having managed to invite Sun Honglei so easily.

In Wu Yuchen's mind, there are two people who are quite suitable for the Central Academy of Drama: one is Wang Qianyuan, who is currently a junior in the class of '93, and the other is Sun Honglei, who just enrolled.

Both of them had played villains and robbers. After considering it, he felt that Sun Honglei was more suitable because he was older.

Sun Honglei, who just entered university this year, is actually 25 years old, an age more suitable for a robber.

On the other hand, Sun Honglei's villainous image is indeed deeply rooted in people's hearts. Even an old man on the street said to his face, "You acted like a hooligan too well!"

The robber in the original "Car 44" was played by Li Yixiang, who is currently a senior at Beijing Film Academy. He is actually quite good, but with Sun Honglei in the cast, Wu Yuchen naturally chose him first.

Sun Honglei acted quickly. After rinsing off and drying himself off haphazardly, he put on his clothes and rushed back, his hair still wet, as if afraid of keeping people waiting too long.

Wu Yuchen said to Duan Long, "Take another look now."

Then he turned to Sun Honglei and said, "Honglei, stop laughing, put on a serious face, and be a little fierce."

Sun Honglei roughly guessed what the other party wanted to do, so he cooperated by putting away his smile.

Duan Long looked at Sun Honglei, who had changed back into ordinary clothes and was now standing in front of him. As soon as he stopped smiling, his face became tense, giving off a fierce look and a murderous aura between his brows.

This guy is a complete villain!
Duan Long nodded blankly, now he was convinced of Wu Yuchen's good judgment!
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At a restaurant with decent decor, Sun Honglei ordered seven or eight dishes at once, only stopping when Wu Yuchen stopped him.

Wu Yuchen knew that Sun Honglei was not short of money at this time.

Breakdancing became wildly popular in China in the 80s, and Sun Honglei became obsessed with it; in fact, he was quite talented.

In 1987, Sun Honglei won first prize in the Heilongjiang Province Breakdance Competition. The following year, he participated in the national competition and won second place nationwide.

With his superb dance skills, he quickly became popular in Heilongjiang Province and was selected for the Huaxia Breakdance Star Art Troupe, which is affiliated with the Huaxia Opera and Dance Theater. He performs 30-40 shows a month and earns 100 yuan per show.

In other words, he could earn several thousand yuan a month in the 80s, and later in the 90s he even bought a mobile phone that cost 4 yuan.

He did live a very comfortable life in his hometown and had accumulated a considerable fortune. However, he later fell into a period of confusion; to put it bluntly, he got tired of his life there. This year, after being introduced to the idea, he abandoned everything in his hometown and came to Beijing to take the entrance exam for the Central Academy of Drama.

Upon hearing Sun Honglei's self-introduction, Duan Long blurted out:

"You're that tough guy from Northeast China?" "Tough guy from Northeast China?" Wu Yuchen asked curiously.

Seeing that Sun Honglei didn't mind, Duan Long explained to Wu Yuchen:
"Around May or June this year, there was supposedly a guy at our school who didn't eat any food, just drank soup, and ran and jumped around every day. He lost 36 pounds in a month and was eventually recruited by the school! It was all over the place at the time, and people called him 'the tough guy from Northeast China'."

Sun Honglei smiled casually, "Hey, I was forced into it back then. When I saw my teacher in May, I told him that my physique and foundation were not up to par. So I made a bet with my teacher, saying that I would definitely lose weight by the time of the exam in a month and then give him a chance."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuchen gave him a thumbs up, saying that few people could be so ruthless to themselves.

Sun Honglei was overjoyed after reading the script!
Sun Honglei felt somewhat inferior after entering the school. Essentially, he was just an auditor because he was admitted through supplementary enrollment and hadn't taken the academic exams. Therefore, he wouldn't receive a graduation certificate, only a certificate of completion. Moreover, this musical theatre program was a two-year associate degree program.

Don't think this spot is uncommon. Four months ago, 700 people competed for this supplementary recruitment spot, and only Sun Honglei made it through. It has to be said that his perseverance in losing weight on the Central Academy of Drama campus for a month left a deep impression on the teachers.

In this day and age, everyone values ​​education and status. Sun Honglei was just an auditor in a junior college class. When his senior classmates Wu Yuchen and Duan Long, who were both undergraduates, came to ask him to act, he felt that they were respecting him, even if it was just playing a minor role, let alone a bad guy!

Besides, the script is so good!

Sun Honglei wasn't after money; he just wanted an opportunity to prove he could do it too.

Originally, this meal should have been paid for by director Wu Yuchen, since he was the one who invited others. However, when he went to pay the bill after the meal, Sun Honglei stopped him and refused to let him.

Looking at Duan Long and Sun Honglei, two brilliant talents beside him, Wu Yuchen felt even more confident about "Car 44"!

That evening, after returning to school, Wu Yuchen first went to see Jia Zhangke, who had already collected all the crowdfunding money and was temporarily managing it.

As soon as he returned to the dormitory, Fatty Wu and Chen Er gathered around him:

"Wu Yuchen, how is he?"

They all knew that Wu Yuchen was busy preparing for "Car 44" and were quite concerned about the progress.

Everything is under control.
The camera and post-production are basically sorted out, and the male lead and the robbers are also taken care of!

"So fast!"

Their reactions were similar to what Lao Jia had heard before; they both thought Wu Yuchen acted incredibly quickly. Something that might take others at least a week or two, he accomplished in a single day.

Tell me quickly!

They were all studying directing and were very interested in the entire film preparation process. Even though Wu Shih-hsien had studied in the United States for two years, he had not yet made any independent films.

Having witnessed Wu Yuchen's crowdfunding efforts before, they were already quite impressed. Now, hearing that he's making such rapid progress, they naturally want to learn from him.

Aside from the matter involving Huang Lei and Sun Li, Wu Yuchen had nothing to hide and recounted everything he had done in detail. Regarding the actor selection, he said he had already prepared a plan and had visited the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama many times to scout for candidates.

I don't know how well it's written, but I'm a newbie and I'd appreciate your support!
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