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Chapter 35 Taking on the Challenge

At the bus stop, Wu Yuchen waved goodbye to Zeng Li through the bus window and watched the bus drive away. He sighed. He had met a girl he liked, but she was about to go back to her hometown and probably wouldn't be back in Beijing until after the New Year.

It's not like it's a decade or two from now; let alone cell phones, even making a phone call is inconvenient.

However, he felt that Zeng Li must have a good impression of him, since she even took the initiative to ask for his phone number.

Wu Yuchen shook his head slightly again, thinking that being self-satisfied was a bad thing.

Forget it, let's just treat him as a potential partner for now.

He then turned around and walked towards the Central Academy of Drama. At this moment, he missed the shared bicycles a bit, as this distance of about 1 kilometer was somewhat awkward.

When Wu Yuchen arrived at the CCTV theater, he was surprised to find it packed with people, with even the aisles crowded with them.

The decision to broadcast "Car 44" at the Central Academy of Drama was made last night, and there was no publicity at all. Wu Yuchen estimated that it would be good if half the audience came to the screening, but he didn't expect so many people to come.

"Damn, this movie is awesome!"

Hearing the exclamation from the side, Wu Yuchen leaned over and asked:
"Hey buddy, what's going on? Why are there so many people here today?"

Upon hearing this, the boy turned around and said in a very familiar manner:

"Hey, did you just get back to school? Didn't you see me earlier? That's such a shame!"
This morning, someone ran up to the dormitory building shouting that the students from Beijing Film Academy were coming to challenge us at the Central Academy of Drama, boasting that they had made a jaw-dropping movie and welcoming all students of the Central Academy of Drama to judge it!

You know, these people are causing trouble right at our doorstep, how can we tolerate that?

When I got out of bed and rushed over, the place was already full of people who came to find fault.

But who knew that this movie would be so amazing, it left everyone dumbfounded!

"Sigh, I wish I could be the lead actor!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuchen realized what was going on. He wondered who in the crew had come up with this idea, which explained why students from the Central Academy of Drama had all come.

Then he saw the boy's face clearly and patted him on the shoulder:

"Dude, I doubt the production crew can afford you!"

"Hey, you know me?" Xia Yu said, feigning surprise.

But Wu Yuchen could clearly see seven parts smugness, two parts pride, and one part arrogance in the smile on his face.

"Ma Xiaojun! The Venice Film Festival Best Actor, he's famous!" Wu Yuchen said with a smile, giving a thumbs up.

Xia Yu's smile grew even wider. After filming "In the Heat of the Sun," he hadn't really taken it seriously and went back to high school.

Even after news came back that he had won the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival and that his film had won a major award, he was still somewhat confused. At the time, after his father told him about the award, he turned around and went back to doing laundry.

However, when "In the Heat of the Sun" was released in China this year, he suddenly became a big celebrity after entering university, and only then did he realize how amazing he was. He was completely immersed in the praise.

Sure enough, every handsome guy you bump into at school gives him a thumbs up!
Xia Yu waved his hand dismissively, pretending to be indifferent:
"Hey, that's all in the past, don't mention it!"

Let me tell you, if this movie comes to me, I'll definitely give them a discount!

"I'll take one-third, no, one-fifth of the pay!"

Wu Yuchen found Xia Yu's slightly smug look amusing, but he completely understood his mentality. After all, he was the youngest Venice Film Festival Best Actor and Golden Horse Best Actor winner! Anyone else might be much more arrogant than him now, so a little smugness is nothing to be ashamed of. It would probably take him a year or two to adjust.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said to Xia Yu, "You're too expensive!"

Then, ignoring Xia Yu's reaction, he walked inside.

He walked to the edge of the stage but didn't go up. He just watched the crew members answer questions one by one.

Logically, the Central Academy of Drama should have been the home ground for Duan Long and Sun Honglei, but Duan Long is shy and couldn't utter a few words when he was on stage in front of so many people. Sun Honglei, on the other hand, was a robber, so not many people asked him questions. As a result, the scene turned into a one-man showdown between Lao Jia and the crowd.

Despite his honest and unassuming appearance and seemingly troubled look, he was not at all intimidated by such a grand occasion.

He had participated in the entire production of "Car 44" and had witnessed Wu Yuchen answering various questions several times before, so he already had a prepared answer in mind. He answered each question in a well-organized manner, leaving the students from the Central Academy of Drama speechless.

After a long while, the students from the Central Academy of Drama left, some excited, some sighing, and some dejected. They were truly impressed by the performance of the Beijing Film Academy today. Although they were somewhat unwilling, they had to admit that the other team had done a good job. The only consolation was that two of the three main actors were from the Central Academy of Drama.

Only then did Wu Yuchen walk over with a smile: "You're really something, Lao Jia!"

Old Jia had just shown off in front of the students from the Central Academy of Drama, and was feeling quite pleased with himself. He smiled broadly when he saw Wu Yuchen, but still humbly said:

"You've already answered all of these, so I'll just repeat them verbatim."

"Old Jia, who came up with the idea of ​​starting a fight?" Wu Yuchen asked curiously.

Old Jia chuckled sheepishly: "I figured Duan Long and his buddy couldn't get many people to come, so I just went to their dorm building and yelled on every floor."

Wu Yuchen laughed and punched him in the chest, then gave him a thumbs up.

This is something Lao Jia would actually do. When he made "Xiao Shan Goes Home" in his previous life, it failed to be shown at the Beijing Film Academy and the effect was extremely poor. The entire crew was extremely disappointed and felt that they had made a pile of crap, so they all left.

His assistant director locked the videotape in a drawer, saying he would never take it out again to embarrass himself.

But Lao Jia didn't give up. He took the videotape and went to every university in Beijing to arrange screenings. You can imagine how much ridicule and setbacks he endured. Finally, he gained recognition at a university in Beijing. After that, he was recommended to participate in the Hong Kong Island Short Film Festival, which opened up Lao Jia's future.

On the other side, Duan Long was surrounded by a group of his classmates.

Yin Xiaotian hooked his arm around Duan Long's neck:
"Brother Long, I never expected you, who's usually so quiet, to surprise us like this!"

"Exactly! Duan Long, you made such a great film and didn't even tell us! Are you even a brother?!"

"Get out of the way, get out of the way~" Xiao Tao Hong walked up and patted a few classmates who were laughing and joking with Duan Long.

"Hey, Sister Tao's here!"

Class monitor Tao Hong takes good care of Duan Long, which is noticed by all the classmates, but they still joke around with him quite often.

"Duan Long already had excellent grades in class and was the most dedicated in acting class, so what's so strange about him acting well?"

After Xiao Tao Hong finished speaking, she smiled brightly at Duan Long and encouraged him, "Duan Long, you're awesome!"

Duan Long felt like he was being mesmerized by Tao Hong's smile, and stood there grinning like an idiot.

(End of this chapter)