Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 9: Unhealthy Trends in the Photography Department
"Teacher Li, Teacher Xu, Songri and I have been loaned to the Performance Department as laborers for three days."

Wu Chen and Park Songri turned around and went into the teacher's office. Xu Bin and Li Wei were there, so they spoke.

"You two go." Li Wei spoke subconsciously, looking at Xu Bin, "Xu Bin, I remember that they always sent senior students in the past!"

"You remember correctly, but isn't Wu Chen here? I guess Old Mu also wants him to go exercise."

Xu Bin smiled and responded.

"Oh, that's true. I forgot about it for a moment." Li Wei couldn't help laughing after he came back to his senses.

"We understand. Go ahead. But Songri, remember to make up for the classes you missed!"

It wouldn't have mattered if Li Wei didn't say anything, but once he did, Park Song-il's face fell.

"Teacher, why do I have to make up for it? There are three days of classes, and I don't know when I will finish making up for it. Why doesn't Brother Chen have to make up for it?" Park Songri said bitterly.

Xu Bin and Li Wei couldn't help laughing when they saw this scene.

“If you can also explain my whole process of “Fiction Film Photography Creation” from early preparation to actual shooting like Wu Chen did, I don’t require you to perfectly combine theory and practice.

This way, you don't have to make up for it like Wu Chen, and you don't even have to attend my class."

Li Wei responded with a smile.

"Haha, my request is the same as Teacher Li's." Xu Bin also found it interesting and immediately took over the conversation.

"Brother Chen is too abnormal. I'd better make up for it. I can't reach his level." Park Songri lost his temper immediately after hearing this.

"Damn it, Songri, are you praising me or scolding me?"

"Alright, alright, Wu Chen, you don't need to make up for it. If it's a loose day, you just need to finish it before the next semester starts. If you don't understand, you can ask Wu Chen directly. No problem, right? We have plenty of time."

When Park Song-il heard that Li Wei had relaxed the conditions, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He nodded repeatedly and said, "No problem, thank you, teacher!"

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"In fact, Songri's talent only lasts for three days. It won't matter whether he makes up for it or not!" Xu Bin spoke after Wu Chen and Park Songri left.

"It's better to let him lay a good foundation and be strict with him. Not everyone is like Wu Chen, who is born to do this job."

Li Wei nodded slightly upon hearing this. "That's true. Wu Chen is an incredible guy, but I think he wants to be a director. Last time during my class, when I went to check on him, I saw him already starting to work on the script."

"Did you order him?"

"It doesn't matter what you ask him to do or whether he attends my class or not. I think it's a good thing that you have this idea." Xu Bin said with a smile.

"Last time, Old Mu was telling me that there's a lot of 'evil tendencies' in our photography department. Few people come here to study photography seriously; they all want to be directors."

"Hahahaha" After Li Wei finished speaking, both of them couldn't help laughing.

"Hey, you know what, I think this kid Song Ri really wants to be a pure photographer. It's rare!" Xu Bin suddenly said, looking emotional.

"He's truly a rare talent. If Wu Chen becomes a director in the future, and Song Ri becomes his personal photographer, wouldn't that be a great story for our department?"

"It seems there is a real chance!"

"Yeah, I think so too. I'll teach Songri the photography techniques inherited from my ancestors later!"

"Come on, Lao Li, you said it was inherited from your ancestors. Isn't your ancestral inheritance from our department? Others don't know, so how can I not know it?"

"Lao Xu, you'd better give me some face. After all, I'm still the deputy director!"

"." On the other side, Wu Chen and Park Songri had just returned to the dormitory when they heard the noisy voices of their roommates.

"Holy crap, you want to buy a Nikon F80? Are you crazy? My dad bought me a Minolta X-700 for only 800 yuan, which is more than enough!"

"The camera is our second life. What's wrong with getting a better one? Come with me to buy one. I'll treat you to McDonald's tonight, okay?"

The one making the fuss was their roommate Chu Tianshu, while the one who bought the new camera was Xiang Zhuo, who was from Jiangsu and Zhejiang and also the one with the best family background in the dormitory.

"Who wants to buy a Nikon F80? It's Xiang Zhuo, right? Damn, you're really rich!"

Wu Chen walked into the dormitory with a smile and joked along.

"Right, Brother Chen!" Chu Tianshu quickly agreed.

"I always feel that you have chosen the wrong name. You should be called Xiang Zuo!" Park Songri became much bolder when joking with his roommates.

"Oh my god, you two are teasing me too." Xiang Zhuo laughed heartily upon hearing this. "My skills are simply lacking, so I'm making up for it with hardware. I want skills as good as Brother Chen's, so I don't mind a second-hand camera, even a third-hand one wouldn't matter to me."

"By the way, Brother Chen, Song Ri, how about we go together? With you two helping me choose, my hardware equipment will definitely be among the best in the class."

Wu Chen felt helpless when he saw this. "What's the point of your hardware being among the best in the class? Having stable grades is useless. But Songri and I won't be going. We're exhausted from running around today."

"By the way, Brother Chen, is it done?" Xiang Zhuo did not force it, but suddenly asked in a low voice.

"It's hard to say, let's wait for news."

He certainly couldn't hide this from his roommates, and everyone knew about it.

"Okay, you guys should go exercise together."

Wu Chen thought about it. Although Park Song-il was the only one who would come forward here, they were all roommates after all. It wouldn't be a big deal to include him in such a low-budget movie.

"We don't know how to take photos now, so we'll just do odd jobs."

Xiang Zhuo said this immediately, and even Chu Tianshu, who was using a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to wipe the stains on the buttons of the Shiguang light meter, felt a little disappointed.

"Damn, you still want to take photos? Are you crazy? You're just going there to do odd jobs. I have to do the photography myself!" Seeing this, Wu Chen laughed and scolded the two of them in a joking tone.

"Just tell me whether you're coming to help or not."

After Wu Chen said this, the atmosphere in the dormitory immediately became lively again.

"Go, you have to go. If nothing else, just because you're our roommate, we'll take care of the chores, right Tianshu!"

"Yes, it's necessary!" Chu Tianshu nodded heavily.

"Okay, as long as there's a hint of something, I'll definitely call you!"

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news, Tianshu. Let's go buy a Nikon F80 first. Maybe the crew can use my new equipment later." Xiang Zhuo stood up and called Chu Tianshu, who was fiddling with the light meter carefully.

"Come on, come on, I want to touch that brand new Nikon F80 and see what it feels like. By the way, what are your plans for the lenses? Do you have to buy new ones too?"

"Do I look like someone with the word 'idiot' written all over my forehead? I have to change. Who would shower without changing clothes? Isn't that reasonable?"

"I don't change my clothes when I take a shower in winter!"

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(End of this chapter)