Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 369 Brother, Am I a Bad Woman?
April in the north.

In the afternoon, the setting sun brought a slight chill.

But some girls who love beauty can't wait to put on skirts and enjoy summer in advance.

Meng Ziyi is one of them.

Cheng Xi looked at her cool outfit with a short skirt, which was full of youthfulness.

But Cheng Xi still couldn't help but ask:

"Ziyi, aren't you cold?"

"I'm not cold. I'm wearing thick stockings. Can't you see that, brother?"

After saying that, Meng Ziyi put his hand on his leg.

Cheng Xi's gaze followed Meng Ziyi's delicate hand down, thinking that this was the so-called bare leg magic weapon.

Meng Ziyi instantly felt a burst of heat on his legs:
My senior brother has a sharp eye, he deserves to be a great director.

If other students looked at her, they might be criticized.

Cheng Xi and Meng Ziyi were walking on the road to the college, attracting a lot of people's attention.

"I heard that Meng Ziyi and Senior Brother Cheng have a good relationship. Some people have seen Meng Ziyi accompanying Senior Brother Cheng several times."

"What's so strange about this? If I knew Brother Cheng, I would be inseparable from him."

"Shh, keep your voice down. I heard Meng Ziyi has already obtained a lot of resources, all thanks to Senior Brother Cheng. I'm so envious."

Listening to the discussion coming from the men and women next to him, Cheng Xi said with a smile:

"Ziyi, if you continue like this, it will be difficult for you to find a boyfriend."

Meng Ziyi sniffed cutely and said:
"I don't have a relationship in college."

Cheng Xi saw her sniffing in her skirt and knew that she was not cold at all as she said.

"Let's not talk about it in college. By the time you graduate, you'll probably be a celebrity. Wouldn't it be even more troublesome to talk about it then?"

"I don't care. If I want to talk, I'd rather talk to a great talent like my senior brother."

"So you're thinking about me, your senior brother. Then be careful that Senior Sister Nazha will PK with you."

Meng Ziyi, who had just been joking with full confidence, suddenly became a little discouraged.

Senior Sister Nazha’s temperament and appearance can really make any beauty pale in comparison.

Cheng Xi came to school today mainly to support Nazha's graduation drama.

Since she was still making final preparations for tonight's rehearsal, Meng Ziyi came to pick up Cheng Xi at the college gate.

"Brother, how long will it take you to come back after you go abroad?"

"Probably half a year. By the way, the key to the college office should still be with Lin Zi."

"Yes. Zizi has been very busy lately. After she appeared in The Mermaid, she was spotted by an advertising company. Now, in addition to working on the set, she also takes on some commercials."

Lin Zi has a good figure and is tall, so she is suitable for shooting some commercials.

"What about you? What have you been busy with recently?"

"I'm not as lucky as Zizi. Apart from the few roles that Sister Deng arranged for me last time, I've been staying in my dorm watching dramas! Oh, and Nirvana in Fire has been really good lately! Hu Ge and Xiao Ran's performances are so great!"

Speaking of this, Meng Ziyi felt a little embarrassed.

It seems that if I am not as busy as Lin Zi, I will appear to be a failure.

Nirvana in Fire has been airing on CCTV for a week.

This is the first time that a TV series produced by Zuibai Entertainment has been broadcast on CCTV.

So it attracted huge attention from the beginning.

In addition, Zuibai Entertainment and Tangren were working hard to promote this TV series, which resulted in the ratings exceeding 2.5 when it was first broadcast.

Yesterday it even broke through 3.

Industry insiders who have not felt the impact of Zuibai Entertainment's TV series for a long time are once again calling out "that man is back."

Zuibai Entertainment's recent TV series, such as the drama version of "Detective Chinatown", "Love O2O", "My Sweetheart", "My Sweetheart", "Day and Night", etc., have been broadcast on their own platform in order to promote Zuibai videos.

To be honest, this is a huge loss of profit.

But fortunately, the number of users of Zuibai Video has now surpassed that of Sohu Video, which is on the decline.

It is making an impact on the top three video websites in the industry.

Cheng Xi is still willing to sacrifice some interests temporarily for the long term.

So on TV, audiences haven't seen TV series produced by Zuibai Entertainment for a long time.

That's why I'm so hungry this time.

I didn’t expect that such a beautiful girl like Meng Ziyi, in addition to attending classes and taking on acting roles, also watches TV series in her dormitory like other girls.

In Cheng Xi's opinion, Chunchun wasted such a pretty face.

"No wonder you're not in a relationship. You watch love stories on TV shows every day, and you've been brainwashed into becoming a Mary Sue."

"How could that be? I don't like watching those protagonists whose minds do nothing but love and romance. I like watching the dramas directed by my senior brother the most. I watch every one of them three or four times. What's more, I have topped up my membership of Zuibai Video, so I have to use it efficiently!"

"And, brother, you're wrong. I'm not the only one in the dorm who hasn't had a relationship. Our dorm is well-known as a bachelor's dorm in the acting department."

Meng Ziyi said this with his head held high and chest puffed out, looking quite proud.

When Cheng Xi heard about three or four views, he thought to himself that it was no wonder that she could answer the number of times she appeared on screen so accurately.

This was the first time Cheng Xi knew about the bachelor dormitory.

All four of them are very good-looking. If you don’t fall in love, are you waiting for me to conquer them?
The two chatted casually, and some bold junior students came up to ask for autographs and photos.

Cheng Xi also satisfied all of them.

So Cheng Xi, who could have walked to the performance hall in five or six minutes, actually took almost half an hour.

As soon as they arrived at the performance hall, everyone stood up and looked over there when they saw Cheng Xi coming.

Nazha's performance starts at 7 o'clock.

It's already past 6 o'clock and the auditorium is almost full.

Before I knew it, the freshman sister who I welcomed as a freshman had become a big star that everyone loved.

Cheng Xi still feels a sense of accomplishment in this regard.

Cheng Xi responded to everyone's greetings and went straight to the backstage.

Nazha was still rehearsing her lines with everyone, and when Cheng Xi appeared behind her, everyone looked over.

Cheng Xi quickly put his index finger on his mouth, signaling everyone to be quiet.

Nazha: "Don't be so harsh about any woman. I now believe that people cannot be simply divided into good and bad people. So-called good women may have terrible things in them, such as madness, stubbornness, jealousy and sin."

"So-called bad women may show remorse, sympathy, and even sacrifice."

Naza's graduation drama selection is the first comedy written by Oscar Wilde - Lady Windermere's Fan.

Yes, that’s the sharp-tongued Oscar Wilde.

The most well-known quote is probably this:

When I was young, I thought money was the most important thing in the world.

Now that I am old, I know that this is indeed the case.

This play, written by Wilde when he was 39, takes an upper-class marriage in Victorian England as a case study and explores the difference between ladies and sluts with humor, sarcasm and sharp writing.

At the end of the 19th century, exploring these issues seemed very avant-garde.

And Nazha will play the protagonist tonight - Lady Windermere.

Listening to Nazha skillfully reciting lines with her classmates, Cheng Xi couldn't help but feel that she really put her heart into it.

Although Cheng Xi always says that Nazha is not very ambitious, her progress is still obvious.

Yang Caiyu plays her daughter.

At this time, Cheng Xi's arrival was also discovered.

Not noticing Cheng Xi's previous silence, he immediately abandoned the students who were rehearsing their lines and shouted:
"Brother Cheng, I'm here!"

Cheng Xi saw that she was excited and seemed to be afraid that others didn't know that they knew each other.

I even thought I came here specially to support her.

This sound interrupted Nazha who was reciting her lines seriously. With a happy smile on her face, she turned around and found Cheng Xi.

So he trotted a few steps and came in front of Cheng Xi.

Since there were so many people present, Nazha managed to restrain herself, but still couldn't help but say:
"Brother, you are here!"

"Well, here I am, Lady Windermere."

"Hehe, you can't criticize me tonight."

"Of course not, because the performance has already been completed, so it would be pointless to criticize."

This made Nazha slap Cheng Xi's arm coquettishly. "Senior brother still likes to make fun of me as before, he hasn't changed at all."

Cheng Xi also suddenly thought of the lame excuses she made for learning English when she was still preparing for the college entrance examination.

Now I am about to graduate from college.

It really is like changing from military training uniform to bachelor's uniform.

"By the way, Senior Brother, have you thought of your opening speech yet?"

"Ah? There's still an announcement!"

Cheng Xi deliberately exaggerated to tease Nazha.

He could see that Nazha was still a little nervous.

Maybe in front of him, she is that senior high school student who can maintain the mentality of a little girl because she knows that her senior brother will not blame her.

I like that about her too.

But in front of the public, she is already a big star.

You can have as many NGs as you want on the set, it doesn’t matter.

Because of Cheng Xi, all the directors she worked with gave Nazha enough face.

And those outside were her classmates and teachers, and even some from other schools, and the drama couldn't have any NGs, so of course Nazha was a little nervous.

From this, Cheng Xi can also see that Nazha and Reba have different personalities.

Reba was full of confidence when she was performing in her graduation drama.

I want to show off my acting skills to my "brother".

"Senior brother is teasing me again!"

"I see you're nervous! Let me help you relax. Besides, if Xiao Nazha doesn't tease me, who else will she tease?"

Cheng Xi also saw several familiar faces backstage.

They were all brought by Nazha to Cheng Xi to meet and play board games with.

There is also Zhou Dongyu, who became famous in her freshman year.

Seeing Cheng Xiwang coming over, Zhou Dongyu also greeted Cheng Xi politely:

"Hello, Senior Brother Cheng!"

Cheng Xi nodded without saying anything.

As soon as he saw Zhou Dongyu, Cheng Xi thought of arranging a movie for Reba and Nazha.

That is also Zhou Dongyu's representative work - "Soul Mate".

At that time, I can modify the script and make the two of them a little more ambiguous in the end.

Even some passionate scenes are acceptable.

Of course, Cheng Xi has always insisted that modifications should not destroy the story.

For any film or TV series, telling a good story is a prerequisite.

But even just this point, many directors today don’t realize it.

No wonder everyone misses the time when coal bosses invested in the entertainment industry, because they only promoted women and didn’t pay attention to specific filming matters.

After the capital came in, especially the Internet wave, there were countless demands, which directly disrupted the rhythm of creation.

Of course, there are many benefits to the influx of capital.

At least everyone in the circle has seen their income increase exponentially.

"I won't bother you backstage anymore. Don't worry, my senior brother will give you a good introduction when the time comes."

"Keep up your best later! If you perform well, you'll get a prize tonight!"

"Hehe, okay."

After saying that, Cheng Xi took a seat in the front row and waited.

Soon, it was almost seven o'clock.

Some leaders from the college and some people from other entertainment companies also took seats next to Cheng Xi.

Everyone took the initiative to greet Cheng Xi.

At this time, a girl who should be Nazha's direct junior sister came to invite Cheng Xi to come on stage to announce the show.

As soon as Cheng Xi came on stage, the audience burst into applause before he even opened his mouth.

"Senior Brother Cheng is here!"

"Hello, Senior Brother Cheng!"

Especially some female nymphomaniacs, they even screamed.

For a moment, Cheng Xi thought he was going to perform a graduation drama.

After a long time, the noise in the venue gradually subsided. Cheng Xi picked up the microphone and said:

"Hello everyone, I'm Cheng Xi, a graduate student in the Management Department, Class of 14."

As soon as these words came out, there was another round of applause.

"I'm very lucky to be able to announce this graduation drama."

“Lady Windermere’s Fan was written over 100 years ago. It is very classical, but the topics it discusses are very modern.

The difference between a lady and a slut is often a matter of opinion. An untested lady might be a potential bad woman. And a woman who is widely considered a bad woman may not be truly promiscuous in her relationships.

In the ambiguous aspects of morality, should we judge by deeds or by heart?
Actually, I don’t know either.”

After he finished speaking, there was laughter from the audience.

"But I believe Lady Windermere knows tonight. Next, please enjoy the wonderful performance by the 11th grade acting graduates of the Film Academy. Thank you!"

At this time, applause broke out, the lights dimmed, and people backstage began to enter.

Two hours later, the two graduation spectacles of the night finally came to an end.

As a senior, Cheng Xi invited Nazha's classmates to have a midnight snack together on the third floor of the college.

Played a game by the way.

By the time the show ended, it was already 11 o'clock.

Yang Caiyu and others also knew the situation and did not disturb Cheng Xi and Nazha.

Although Meng Ziyi was reluctant to leave, she looked at Nazha next to her, said hello and walked towards the dormitory.

Cheng Xi remembered that he hadn't walked around the campus with Reba for a long time.

Since I was in a good mood today, I decided to walk around the campus with Nazha.

After reaching Xiaoyue River, Cheng Xi sensitively noticed that Nazha was in a low mood.

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy after performing the graduation drama today?"

"Brother, I'm happy. But after the graduation drama, it means I've truly graduated."

When Cheng Xi heard this, he also felt Nazha's sadness.

Nazha is a person who doesn't like separation.

Whether it's with Reba, myself, or my classmates.
She is used to working and living in a familiar environment.

In the darkness, Cheng Xi gently held Nazha in his arms.

"It's okay, my brother is with you."

At this moment, Nazha suddenly raised her head and looked at Cheng Xi and asked:
"Brother, am I a bad woman?"

"Why do you say that?"

"When I was performing on stage today, I saw my senior brother several times and thought of my senior sister Reba."

"I know that Senior Sister Reba likes you too, but I still cling to you without hesitation."

It seems that my Zaza is immersed in the role.

Cheng Xi covered Nazha's mouth without waiting for her to finish.

The two kissed passionately in the moonlight.

a long time.

Cheng Xi said softly:

"Naza is not a bad woman."

"In my heart, you are always the best!"

Nazha's eyes were filled with tears at this moment. She was afraid that her senior brother would see it, so she threw herself tightly into Cheng Xi's arms:
Senior brother, you will always be the best in Nazha’s heart.

(End of this chapter)