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Chapter 11 Trouble
After listening, Chen Er exclaimed, "Senior Brother Huang Lei is such a kind person! I heard that the Academy of Cameras never lends them to us students."

Wu Shixian patted Chen Er on the shoulder: "First, you have to win over Huang Lei with your talent, otherwise I don't think even he would be willing to make an exception."

Hearing this, Chen Er nodded silently. It seemed that he couldn't just study mindlessly after entering school; he needed to start accumulating inspiration and creating from now on. Having Wu Yuchen as a classmate and roommate naturally inspired and spurred Chen Er on.

At this point, Wu Shixian asked Wu Yuchen, "Two of the three important roles have been secured. What about the female driver? Have you made any progress?"

Wu Yuchen's requirements for the female lead are: good looks, a strong and gentle demeanor, and acting skills.

The reason she was assaulted by robbers must be because she was beautiful.

At the same time, the fact that she was able to take everyone in the car with her to their deaths shows that she had a strong and resolute character, so her temperament could not be weak.

Needless to say, the female driver is the central character, so the better her acting skills are.

If Huang Lei is willing to join the production, then Wu Yuchen can also agree to let Sun Li play the female lead.

Anyway, with Huang Lei on set, there's no need to worry about the usage time of these devices. Let him personally train Sun Li, and Wu Yuchen will accept it.

But Huang Lei didn't get in, so Wu Yuchen isn't considering him as a freshman.

Thinking of this, Wu Yuchen glanced at Wu Shixian and said, "I'm starting to get a clue. There's a pretty good girl in the second year of the Central Academy of Drama."

The original actress who played the female driver was Gong Beibi, Duan Long's classmate and a sophomore in the acting class at the Central Academy of Drama. She is also the wife of the man in front of us, Fatty Wu. The two met and married while filming "Car 44".

Gong Beibi then became Wu Shixian's go-to leading lady, and she also played the lead role in "Waiting Alone," where her acting was quite good.

Now Wu Yuchen can use her as a benchmark.

In her class, only Xiao Taohong is better than her, but Xiao Taohong, sigh...

Then consider the juniors from the Central Academy of Drama, Zhu Yuanyuan and Liu Mintao. Liu Mintao was eliminated first because her face had a delicate and pitiful appearance, and she later always played the role of a victim in tragic dramas.

Zhu Yuanyuan is not as suitable as Gong Beibi.

None of the girls in the fourth year of the Central Academy of Drama were suitable, one of whom was Hu Jun's wife and acted in plays.

He didn't even consider Beijing Film Academy. It wasn't that he didn't want to save face for his alma mater; he just subconsciously felt that his acting skills were lacking.

Therefore, his first choice for now is still Gong Beibi. As for her marriage with Fatty Wu, perhaps it will be a few years earlier because he can get it done a few years earlier.
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The next day, as soon as get out of class ended, Wu Yuchen was called over by Huang Lei.

"I'm lending you the camera in my own name. When do you need it?"

Wu Yuchen considered the preparations for a moment, then said, "How about this Friday?"

"Okay, come and get it when the time comes, but make sure it's well protected!" Huang Lei instructed.

"Don't worry, senior brother, I guarantee I'll return it intact!" Wu Yuchen patted his chest and said.

Huang Lei nodded, surprised that the kid had acted so quickly, and then continued:

"As for post-production, come find me after you've finished filming. You said you can start filming on Friday, and you've already found almost everyone? Who are they?"

Wu Yuchen told the truth:
"The male lead is Duan Long, a sophomore in the acting class at the Central Academy of Drama, and the robber is Sun Honglei, a freshman at the Central Academy of Drama. I plan to find Gong Beibi, a sophomore at the Central Academy of Drama, to be the female driver."

Huang Lei frowned immediately upon hearing this, and waved his hand to interrupt:
"and many more!
You found all of these to be from the Central Academy of Drama?

You're not even going to contact someone from the Beijing Film Academy?!

Seeing Huang Lei's expression, Wu Yuchen sensed something was wrong and quickly explained:
"Senior brother, the first person I went to was our second-year senior brother Fu Dalong, but he was out taking on a job and wasn't there!"
That's why I..."

"You can't just not leave any roles for our Beijing Film Studio, can you?!"

You called me "senior brother" before I helped you borrow a camera and equipment, and this is what you did!

What, you look down on your senior brothers and sisters?

Huang Lei himself graduated from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy in 90. After graduating last year, he was admitted to the Master's program at Beijing Film Academy and served as a teaching assistant for performance teaching. Therefore, whether as a student or as a teacher, he has a strong sense of belonging to Beijing Film Academy.

Wu Yuchen muttered, "Don't Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige also like to use people from the Central Academy of Drama...?"

"Hey! You don't learn the good things, why do you pick up such bad habits!" Huang Lei glared at him and scolded him, his tone still a little angry.

However, Huang Lei also knew that the actors from the Central Academy of Drama were indeed good at basic skills, and it was understandable that the director wanted to choose the most suitable actors for his work.

But now that he's a teacher at Beijing Film Academy, he naturally has to consider his students' needs and fight for their opportunities to improve. If his own school's directors keep not giving their own students a chance and keep using the Central Academy of Drama's directors, wouldn't the gap just get bigger and bigger?
"I don't care about those two dragons or grandsons you've already agreed to, but you have to choose one of our own for the female lead!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but smile wryly. This was truly an unexpected twist that had disrupted his plans.

However, Wu Yuchen understood that from Huang Lei's perspective, it was understandable for him to fight for opportunities for his students, and it was indeed a bit unfair for him to use Beijing Film Studio's equipment to make a movie but not select any actors from Beijing Film Studio.

He quickly went through it in his mind.

Yuan Li, a senior in college, has acting skills and a decent appearance, but this old woman is a bit crazy, and Wu Yuchen doesn't want to get too involved with her.

Xu Jinglei, a junior in college... well, Xu Cairen's acting skills are definitely not good enough, and her image and temperament are not suitable either...

Liu Lin, the actress who played Dehua, the younger sister-in-law in "Parents' Love," is actually a good actress, but her appearance is somewhat lacking. She also appeared in last year's film "Midnight Song," playing a student. She has a round face and has gained some weight recently; simply put, she's not pretty enough.

Then Wu Yuchen asked Huang Lei, "Senior brother, how about I go find Liu Zi, a third-year student?"

Liu Zi's acting skills are decent, her looks are good, and her temperament is also suitable. Wu Yuchen thinks she should be good enough.

Huang Lei paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said somewhat awkwardly, "She went out to film a movie."

This is also one of the differences between Beijing Film Academy and Central Academy of Drama. These days, teachers at the Central Academy of Drama are very strict in their selection. If the production team and the script are not good, some teachers will not even approve your leave until you are a junior.

However, the Beijing Film Academy has basically relaxed its policies since the second year. Students are given opportunities to participate, and there's little resistance; some students even get to go out as early as their first year. However, this has resulted in many of the dramas that Beijing Film Academy students film during their time at the academy being low-quality productions that never even get a chance to air.

Both models have their advantages and disadvantages. Students at the Central Academy of Drama have a more solid foundation in their basic skills, but some of them don't film much during their four years of university, which basically wastes their potential. Students at the Beijing Film Academy have more opportunities, but they encounter more bad dramas and are more likely to pick up bad habits. It all depends on whether you can train yourself to overcome these issues. In fact, most of them have not.

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