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Chapter 12 Three Golden Flowers
Wu Yuchen pouted and gestured to Huang Lei, "Look, it's not that I don't choose people, it's just that the people I chose aren't here."

Huang Lei also knew that many of the third and fourth-year students at Beijing Film Academy were already busy looking for opportunities outside and were often not on campus.

He coughed and said to Wu Yuchen:

"I'm currently helping manage the second-year performance classes, so I guarantee they'll all be there. You can pick one."

He is a teaching assistant for the acting class, mainly responsible for the basic acting courses for freshmen and sophomores.

Wu Yuchen could only manage a wry smile; he felt that Huang Lei had tricked him.

"Okay, you come with me later and let them be your interviewees. If you don't like any of them, I won't say anything. You can go find whoever you want."

Seeing that Huang Lei had already said that, Wu Yuchen didn't know what else to say.

……

The bell rang, signaling the end of the last class of the morning. The second-year performance students breathed a sigh of relief and were about to get up to go to lunch together when they saw Huang Lei walk in.

Huang Lei clapped his hands after entering, drawing everyone's attention:

"The boys should go eat first. I need to ask the girls in my class for their opinions on something."

"Senior brother, what good thing are you saving for them? You can't favor girls over boys!"

Immediately, Chen Chuang, the most active student in the class, shouted that he was born into an artistic family and after graduation, he mostly played supporting roles due to his appearance. His most famous role was Xiaotian Dog in "Lotus Lantern".

"Chen Chuang, what are you yelling about! Senior Brother Huang Lei, don't pay any attention to him~" Yin Qiaoqiao rolled her eyes at Chen Chuang, and then she and several other girls gathered in front of Huang Lei.

Huang Lei is not only handsome but also very talented, with several well-known works already under his belt. Last year, he even starred in Leslie Cheung's "The Phantom Lover," so these girls are basically all his fans. Moreover, Huang Lei has been mentoring them for a year now, and they have a fairly close relationship.

The boys remained silent, but none of them left, wanting to see what Huang Lei wanted to talk to the girl about.

Huang Lei looked at the girls in front of him and said with a smile:
"Here's the thing, I have a short film here, the script is fantastic, and it can be filmed in a weekend, but we're missing a female lead. I'd like to see if any of you are interested in acting in it?"

"Senior, what short film is it?"

“We definitely trust your judgment, senior brother. I’m signing up!” Chen Shasha said to Huang Lei with a smile.

"Then I'll sign up too!" The girls mostly agreed in a flurry of chatter.

……

In an empty classroom, Wu Yuchen waited alone. A short while later, Huang Lei led a group of beautiful girls in. There were about seven or eight girls, a few of whom he recognized.

The three beauties of the 94 class of Beijing Film Academy were Jiang Qinqin, Yin Qiaoqiao, and Chen Shasha. Oh, she later changed her name to Chen Zihan.

A group of girls were also sizing up Wu Yuchen and whispering among themselves.

Yin Qiaoqiao linked arms with Jiang Qinqin beside her and whispered in her ear:
"Is this the male lead of our short film?"
He's actually quite good-looking, much better looking than the boys in our class!

How come I haven't heard that such a handsome guy came to the performing arts department this year?

"Hey, Qinqin, are you staring blankly? What are you spacing out for?"

Jiang Qinqin paused for a moment when she saw Wu Yuchen, then covered her mouth and said after her friend shook her arm:

"No~ do you remember what I told you guys about? Half a year ago, I volunteered for our school's art exams, and I ended up leading someone astray..." Chen Shasha chimed in.

"You're the guy who almost made someone miss their audition because they were handsome? Is that the handsome guy you took to the acting audition?"

Jiang Qinqin nodded with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Hehe, no wonder you're dizzy, Qinqin. You're so handsome, even I'm swooning over you~" Chen Shasha teased with a smile.

"Who's being infatuated? I just didn't hear you!" Jiang Qinqin retorted.

"Hey, Qinqin, which department is he in?" Yin Qiaoqiao asked curiously from the side.

Before Jiang Qinqin could answer, Huang Lei spoke up:

"Let me introduce you. This is Wu Yuchen, the director of our short film. The crew is all set up, we just need a female lead."

Upon hearing this, Yin Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up. Director, and the film crew has already been set up!

Yin Qiaoqiao quickly gleaned a piece of information from this: Wu Yuchen in front of her was no ordinary person.

These days, not just anyone can make movies or TV shows. Even a short film can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

She knew that the handsome guy in front of her was only a freshman, but he could direct a film crew and even get Huang Lei to help him choose the female lead. Could an ordinary person do that?

The Wu Yuchen in front of you must either have a family with deep connections in the industry or be extremely wealthy and powerful!
Once she understood all this in an instant, Yin Qiaoqiao couldn't help but smile, her interest in Wu Yuchen growing stronger.

"I never expected that he wasn't the male lead, he was the director!" Chen Shasha exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Qinqin, standing beside her, had mixed feelings—surprised and somewhat embarrassed. She had mistakenly led the wrong person to her spot and hadn't seen them since, without even having a chance to apologize. Now, the person she had wronged was the director who interviewed her; she could only pray he didn't remember her.

"Hello everyone, I am Wu Yuchen. Thank you all for your enthusiastic participation."

Wu Yuchen smiled slightly at first, then his expression turned serious as he scanned the group of women:
"We can only have one female lead in our short film, but she may not necessarily be one of you."

"Hmph, so arrogant in his freshman year!" Chen Shasha muttered under her breath after hearing Wu Yuchen's words, but she didn't dare to argue back, after all, he was a director.

“You’ve all learned character development in your acting classes. You have 10 minutes to prepare and create a female bus driver,” Wu Yuchen said, then fell silent.

These days, the main modes of transportation are still trains and long-distance buses. Few people have ever flown on an airplane, and being a flight attendant is a highly sought-after and prestigious profession. Therefore, almost everyone has ridden a bus.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. Just treat this as a short test for our performance class," Huang Lei encouraged his students.

He didn't say anything more about asking Wu Yuchen to give him more preferential treatment, since Wu Yuchen was the short film director and the one who made the decisions.

Now that Wu Yuchen has publicly stated that Huang Lei can no longer interfere with his actions, otherwise it would undermine his authority as the director on set.

Huang Lei still held considerable authority among these girls, and they all began to think about how to portray a female bus driver.

Wu Yuchen didn't make any specific requests, but rather wanted to see which one could demonstrate certain qualities that he felt met the requirements for the female lead.

Wu Yuchen's words just now weren't very polite, which was related to his mindset. He didn't have much hope for the girls in the 94 acting class; among them, only three outstanding girls had managed to stand out. But even those three weren't known for their acting skills, and compared to Tao Hong from the next class, they seemed a level below.

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