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Chapter 7 Love rival?

"Hehe, you know we're all brothers, talking about money would hurt our relationship," Wu Yuchen said shamelessly.

"Ha! Are you trying to make a 'tycoon' movie?" Huang Lei laughed and scolded.

Wu Yuchen quickly put his hands together in a prayer position and pleaded with Huang Lei:

"Senior brother! Dear senior brother! Our film crew is having a tough time. We only have less than 2 yuan in the account, which is barely enough to buy film. Please help us out!"

Besides, this is just a short film, under 11 minutes long, and shooting will take no more than three days, just a weekend!

Seeing Wu Yuchen's complaining about being poor, and considering how good the script and story were, Huang Lei was genuinely tempted.

But then he sighed inwardly. It might have been alright at another time, but this was a time when he was busy with important matters in his life, so he could only apologize.

"Wu Yuchen, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I have some personal matters to attend to."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuchen's heart stirred, and he seemed to realize something. He then said to Huang Lei:
"Senior, let me tell you, I found a girl in this year's acting class who is both pure and beautiful. I took a liking to her at first sight. She's perfect for being the female lead in my movie. I'm planning to go and invite her later."

Oh, I think her name is Sun Li. Do you remember her, senior?

"No way!" Huang Lei's heart skipped a beat, and he blurted out hastily.

"Huh? Why not?" Wu Yuchen asked, feigning innocence.

Huang Lei was really anxious now. Could he say that this was the wife he had chosen long ago?
He fell in love with Sun Li at first sight when he registered for school before the semester started, and he has already started his pursuit in private. He is planning to confess his feelings in the next two weeks!
If you take his sweetheart away, what's the point of him confessing his feelings?
Immediately, Huang Lei's gaze towards Wu Yuchen changed. What did he mean by taking a liking to him at first sight? Could this kid be his rival in love?
Looking at Wu Yuchen's handsome appearance, which was no less than his own, Huang Lei felt a great sense of threat.

Directors and actresses chat about the script and give acting pointers. After a few back-and-forths, they easily hook up. Huang Lei knows this trick all too well!

No, we absolutely cannot let Sun Li join their film crew, and we cannot allow the two of them to have any contact!

I need to speed things up and win Sun Li over as soon as possible!

Huang Lei coughed and said:
“Wu Yuchen, this is what I’m thinking: the female lead is the core character, and we can’t put her to the test with a newcomer who has no acting skills. Your budget is already limited, so where do you get the money to keep filming and honing her acting skills?”

"Senior brother, if you come, will we still have to worry about the newcomers' acting skills? You'll be there to give them such thoughtful guidance!"

Wu Yuchen said in a seductive tone.

He had seen Huang Lei's interview in his previous life and knew that Huang Lei was currently pursuing Sun Li. He was offering such a good opportunity to help Huang Lei, how could Huang Lei not be tempted?
Huang Lei glanced at Wu Yuchen. "My thoughtful tutoring? Hmm, this seems... different from what I expected?"

Huang Lei's heart skipped a beat. He peeked around and, seeing no one else, stared at Wu Yuchen and asked in a low voice:
"What do you mean, kid?"

"Brother, I'm just creating opportunities for you!"

Wu Yuchen gave a knowing smile and raised an eyebrow at Huang Lei; the meaning in his eyes was obvious.

Huang Lei cursed inwardly, his body involuntarily trembling, the chair beneath him creaking. Then, he nervously asked:

"How did you know!"

Huang Lei is, after all, a teacher, while Sun Li is just a freshman. It would be bad for people to know that a teacher is pursuing a student.

And what if I fail to win her over? Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?
Therefore, he always did it in secret.

"Hey, senior brother, don't worry about how I knew. You can't let my good intentions go to waste!"

At this moment, Wu Yuchen was already arm in arm with Huang Lei, looking extremely close. Only then did Huang Lei realize that this kid had known about this from the beginning and had been plotting against him.

This doesn't look like a freshman at all!
This kid is even smarter than me!

Huang Lei felt both angry and amused, but when he thought about how it was all for the sake of filming, he understood. He knew how difficult it was for a student to prepare a film crew, and he had to make use of all available resources.
However, he also felt a sense of relief. The fact that Wu Yuchen was so open about this meant he wasn't a love rival, so they were still good friends. Wait, wait, he was his teacher!

Huang Lei coughed, adopting a teacher's authority, and said seriously to Wu Yuchen:
"Don't tell anyone about this!"

"Don't worry, senior brother, no one knows except me!"

Wu Yuchen made a zipper gesture with his mouth, then asked:

"That male lead..."

"I'm not interested in playing the male lead right now." Huang Lei's mind is focused on how to win over Sun Li as quickly as possible.

Moreover, the female lead in this drama has a scene where she is raped. How could he bear to let his beloved suffer like that?

"Senior brother, you can't just abandon our crew!" Wu Yuchen shouted again upon hearing this.

"Alright, alright, if you have any other requests, just tell me, and I'll take care of anything I can."

Huang Lei knew that the male lead was definitely not indispensable to him; this kid probably had other plans when he approached him.

“Our crew is short of a 16mm camera, what do you think…” Wu Yuchen said immediately.

Beijing Film Studio certainly has cameras, but they're not something a student like him can borrow. These things are valuable, and they're afraid the student might break them because he's not careful. But Huang Lei is different.

"I'll borrow it for you, for a week, is that enough?"

"Senior, we have equipment for developing and editing the film..."

Huang Lei glanced at Wu Yuchen and realized that these things were indeed the real purpose.

"You little rascal, why are you trying to play tricks on me? If you had just told me directly, would I not have helped you?" Huang Lei criticized.

Wu Yuchen naturally nodded and obediently accepted the criticism, but he knew that it wasn't uncommon for students to want to borrow these devices before, and when had any teacher in the college ever given the permission?
Especially since he's only a freshman and has been in school for less than two months, if some teachers knew that he wanted to make short films independently right now, they would probably label him as having unrealistic ambitions.

If he hadn't pulled this stunt, creating a peaceful little secret between the two, even Huang Lei might not have been able to wholeheartedly help him.

Huang Lei hesitated for a moment: "I'll try my best to help you with the equipment for developing and editing, but you'll definitely have to pay for the chemicals yourself!"

Wu Yuchen immediately smiled brightly:
"We definitely won't let the school suffer a loss, thank you, senior!"
The female lead…

"Get lost!" Huang Lei cursed.

Watching his cunning junior brother's departing figure, Huang Lei smiled and shook his head.

He's actually quite optimistic about this kid's future prospects. He's talented, shameless, and will at least make a name for himself.

Huang Lei realized something. He wouldn't let Sun Li go, but it wasn't impossible for him to find the female lead...

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