Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 39: The Competent Ones

Competitions between women are always weird.

When Dong Xuan heard Hu Jing agreed to 30,000, she refused to negotiate for 40,000 and directly offered 35,000.

These five thousand are both a source of fame and face.

Wu Chen was secretly happy. After bargaining again, this was already perfect. He saved another 15,000 yuan in budget.

The business was settled, it was time to eat and drink, and the box was steaming hot.

With Wu Chen adding to the atmosphere from time to time, and people like Guan Yue who don't hesitate to speak, it's really lively.

The moonlight outside the window was like frost, making the winter buds on the branches turn slightly silver. The laughter in the house drifted away, turning into warm echoes under the night sky.

The next day, during a break in class, Mu Deyuan told Wu Chen another good news.

"The project will be reviewed next week, so get ready." Mu Deyuan said with a smile.

Wu Chen thought he was talking about the crew, so he grinned and replied, "It's all settled. The main characters are here. We just need a minor supporting role. We can just pick one from Teacher Wang's class."

Wu Chen thought Mu Deyuan was talking about the crew's preparations, and responded with a smile.

"That's not the point!" Mu Deyuan smiled and shook his head. "The project still needs to be publicized after it's approved."

"Ah?" Wu Chen was stunned, then understood immediately.

The school invests 200,000 yuan for freshmen. Many graduates and postgraduates are jealous of this quota. Once it is announced, there will inevitably be some gossip.

Envy, jealousy and hatred are all indispensable.

"The competent are suited to the position!" Wu Chen said confidently, "I can't stop the gossip, but my film can!"

Seeing Wu Chen's confidence and determination, Mu Deyuan nodded and said, "As long as you have the confidence, it's fine!"

The weekend passed in a flash, and the circle was surrounded by news about "House of Flying Daggers" and "Cell Phone".

Zhang Weiping, who is good at stirring up trouble, always manages to push "House of Flying Daggers" to the forefront.

The huge box office success of "Cell Phone" gave Feng Xiaogang confidence. Before the movie was even released, he couldn't wait to announce that the new film "A World Without Thieves" would start shooting in April next year.
In addition to directing, he also became a boss for the first time. The new film will invest 3000 million yuan and he will work for himself.

Wu Chen also received new good news. His studio was approved through the Beijing Film Academy's entrepreneurial channel.

"Wu Chen Light and Shadow Workshop!"

Park Songri and the other two looked at the business license that Wu Chen had just obtained with envy.

"Brothers, study photography techniques well in the next few weeks. After the new year, you will have to go to the crew to do odd jobs." Wu Chen patted Park Songri and Xiang Zhuo gently and said with a smile.

"Get out!" the three of them said in unison.

The news came one after another.

On Tuesday, Beijing Film Academy approved the project application list for this semester. Wu Chen's "Dark Side" project was prominently included, and the column for the grade to which he belonged was also particularly prominent.

A total of eight projects were approved, three for school teachers, three for graduate students, and two for undergraduates.

Although Wu Chen is also an undergraduate student, the big, bright words written on it say "freshman".

"Damn, Brother Chen, I have to say, you stand out in this list." Xiang Zhuo opened the school's official website and pointed to the newly released project list.

"It's a bit conspicuous. It's either a teacher or a senior in his second or fourth year of graduate school. Brother Chen, you won't get beaten up, will you?" Chu Tianshu nodded slowly.

"I don't know if I'll be beaten up, but I'm sure people will be jealous of me. Someone has already posted on the school BBS." Park Songri said lightly.

Several people gathered around.

A 00 directing student criticized the following: How did the freshmen in the photography department get into the film program? Was it because of insider information or connections?

Xiang Zhuo took one look and rolled up his sleeves. "No, I want to confront him. Do we have the right to question Brother Chen, and does he have the right to question him? Don't you have a clear idea of ​​your role?"

"No, you have no right to question it."

Having said that, Wu Chen felt a warm feeling in his heart as he watched his three roommates open the webpage and chat with others online.

But up close, Park Song-il and Chu Tian-shu were relatively polite, stating facts and reasoning. Xiang Zhuo, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. Without a word, he first said, "Fuck you, old man," then added, "Fuck you!" His expression was murderous.
Wu Chen touched his forehead and was sweating for no apparent reason.

This is really to help him in the laning phase. He is not an undercover sent by the opponent. Why does it look like he is helping to attract hatred for him?

"Xiang Zhuo, where did you learn these Cantonese?" Wu Chen couldn't help but ask.

"Brother Chen, you taught me that, have you forgotten?" Xiang Zhuo said with a grin, "I have to say, Cantonese is really useful. Look, after using it, they didn't react, and some even came to ask me what it meant."

"Speak less. I'm not strong enough and I'm afraid I can't bear it!" Wu Chen patted Xiang Zhuo's shoulder helplessly.

This kind of thing spread quickly within Beijing Film Academy and was difficult to spread outside. However, soon all departments in the school knew about it.

"I knew that Junior Brother was powerful, but I didn't expect it to be so fast."

In the acting department, Jiang Yiyan's eyes moved slightly as she glanced at Zhou Yang, who was playing with his phone not far away. She smiled and leaned over, "Yangyang, do you have Junior Brother Wu Chen's penguin? Can you send it to me?"

Zhou Yang took back his phone and replied with a forced smile, "No!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Hmph, if you don't want to give it, then don't give it. Why are you pretending? You just want to keep it for yourself and contact Junior Brother Wu Chen." Jiang Yiyan snorted coldly.

"Liu Yifei should have it too, ask her."

When the news spread, the directing department was the most excited. After all, the project funding was closely related to them. The other departments just watched it as a melon.

Coupled with the unbearable loneliness at school, everyone was working hard online, and all kinds of battles were about to break out on the BBS.

Tian Zhuangzhuang, the director of the directing department, soon received the following news and looked helpless.

Can't these bastards be a little less troublesome?

What's the point of talking nonsense?

Now you are having so much fun, but when you get slapped in the face, it will hurt so much.
He even had a picture in his mind of Mu Deyuan in the photography department office, looking at these posts and laughing secretly.

When Wu Chen Movie comes out to fight back, Mu Deyuan will be so happy that his face will be crooked.

"We need to get these bastards to behave themselves and not embarrass themselves too badly."

Tian Zhuangzhuang muttered to himself, he had some understanding of how young people like to say harsh words nowadays, then walked towards the teacher's office and gave instructions.

It has to be said that Tian Zhuangzhuang understood Mu Deyuan. At this time, Mu Deyuan, Xu Bin, Li Wei and others were laughing happily.

"The photography department is pretty united; at least none of them have defected to other departments.

"Oh, Director, why don't you stop them? They're all young people, and when they get carried away, they're going to say really cruel things." Xu Bin said cheerfully, occasionally glancing at the computer screen.

"Is everything okay with Wu Chen?" Li Wei asked.

"What problem could there be with him? You all know his personality. Besides, this is just child's play. It won't be that easy when we really get to the media battlefield," Mu Deyuan shook his head.

"That's true. To be honest, Wu Chen really gave us a surprise. We didn't expect that he would become a director so soon." Li Wei couldn't help but sigh.

Xu Bin was pulling the scroll bar and suddenly looked disgusted.

What kind of movie would a freshman like Wu Chen make? If this movie doesn't flop, I'll be damned!

"These guys from the directing department..." Xu Bin shook his head, then looked at the next two replies with a puzzled look.

"Director, Lao Li, take a look at what these two words mean: 'Di Ni Lao Mu' and 'Mian Jia Chan'. They were given out by students from our photography department."

Mu Deyuan's face turned green when he heard this. "Who sent it?"

It's not like he hasn't been to Guangdong Province and has worked with film and television companies there, so he knows exactly what these two words mean.

"Let me take a look." Xu Bin continued to scroll. "I found it. I have to say, this guy is quite loyal."

Mu Deyuan and Li Wei moved closer to the screen, which clearly read:

Damn it, if you have the guts, come and fight your grandpa. I won’t change my name or surname. My surname is Xiang, my name is Zhuo, and I’m Wu Chen’s roommate.
(End of this chapter)