It's reasonable for me to be a three-time Golden Horse Award-winning director and an all-around

Chapter 8 Liu Yifei: "Wow! This senior is pretty strong!"

"What? The actors and crew have all been cast?"

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Wen, who was busy with the post-production work of "Looking for a Gun," was completely stunned when he heard Lü Rui's words.

How long has it been since the filming of "Looking for a Gun" wrapped up?
It hasn't even been half a month yet, has it?
In his original plan, it would take Lü Rui at least one or two months to get this done, and in the end, he might even have to ask him for help.

He'll definitely help with this, since he invested his own money in it.

Then, by taking the opportunity to help, one can also show off one's connections, strength, and methods, and let this kid see the power of a big shot in Beijing's elite circles.

But to everyone's surprise, Lü Rui managed to get all of this sorted out in less than half a month!
Jiang Wen couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did you do that?"

"It's very simple! Just do it like this first... and then do it like that..."

Lu Rui briefly explained his arrangements and plans to him, as well as the reasons for persuading Feng Yuanzheng and Mei Ting, including the corresponding support from Jiang Wei and Zhang Jiandong.

After listening, two words suddenly popped into Jiang Wen's mind.

—Talented!
Do not!
This guy is simply a genius!
Is it possible to integrate resources like this?
Jiang Wen couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Hey, you little rascal, you're just like a goose that plucks feathers as it passes by and an animal that leaves its skin behind!"

"I'll take that as a compliment."

Lu Rui's eyes darted around, and more plans and arrangements suddenly popped into his mind.

Do pluck feathers from a passing goose? Do animals leave their skins behind?
This is good!

The resources are not being utilized to their full potential yet.

Lu Rui planned to lure Jiang Wen to the film crew and have him play the role of the rich scumbag boyfriend of the female lead. He also planned to think of a way to get Ning Jing to come and make a cameo appearance.
As for Han Sanping, it should be fine to have him play the role of a lawyer.

Finding other supporting roles would be even easier; with the connections of Jiang Wen, Zhang Jiandong, and Jiang Wei, it would be a piece of cake.
The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.

However, at this moment, Jiang Wen on the other end of the phone asked again, "When are you planning to turn your phone on?"

Lu Rui replied, "We have to wait until filming for 'Don't Talk to Strangers' is finished, then take a break, and start filming on July 1st."

"Okay, I'll go there directly then."

After saying that, Jiang Wen hung up the phone.

He glanced at Lu Chuan, who was texting on his phone with a lewd smile on his face, and immediately felt a surge of anger.

"What are you doing? I called you over to help Teacher Zhang Yifan with the editing, and you're playing on your phone instead?"

Lu Chuan was startled by the sudden scolding and hurriedly stuffed her phone into her pocket, then moved closer to Zhang Yifan, who was in charge of editing "Looking for a Gun".

But Jiang Wen didn't let him off so easily.

"Look at Lü Rui, he wrote such a high-quality script at such a young age, and his methods of integrating resources are superb. And look at you, why didn't Lu Tianming shoot you against the wall back then?"

Lu Chuan lowered her head and remained silent, but a feeling of hatred welled up in her heart.

"Lü Rui! Lü Rui! It's Lü Rui again! What's so great about him? He's just a freshman, what's so special about him?"

While Lu Chuan was furious, Zhao Peng knelt down on the other side!

"Brother Rui, can you teach me? I want to learn how to make movies from you. You can't abandon your poor buddy like me!"

He really knelt down before Lü Rui!

My buddy is just too awesome!
Both of them went to the film crew for internships, but Lü Rui was able to get to know industry bigwigs like Jiang Wen, Han Sanping, and Wang Zhonglei, and even attracted investment to prepare for making a movie.

But what about him?
He was a nobody, and no one paid any attention to him in the "Don't Talk to Strangers" crew.

Upon comparison, he was shocked to discover that Lü Rui's thighs were simply too thick!

"Get up first, why are you kneeling?"

"Promise me, and I'll get up."

"Okay, okay, I promise you."

Even if Zhao Peng hadn't said anything, Lü Rui was already planning to keep him by his side.

Although this kid isn't a great director, he's absolutely a master at interpersonal relationships and running errands!
In his previous life, although he went into the adult entertainment industry due to his frustrations, he was a well-known figure in the adult video industry, including the Hollywood entertainment industry.

With proper training, he could definitely be of great use!

Most importantly, Lü Rui is currently lacking capable people around him.

I'm currently associating with big shots, so I can't exactly ask them to do odd jobs, can I?

"Oh, and Niu Le too!"

Lu Rui's eyes lit up again. After reassuring Zhao Peng and promising to take him to film a movie, he immediately took out his phone and went out to make a call. How could he forget Brother Niu?

They had mentored him back then, and Niu Le was an absolute master at his work as an assistant director and stagehand!
Calling him for help is definitely the right thing to do!

Absolutely trustworthy!

…………

June has passed quickly, and the remaining scenes of "Don't Talk to Strangers" are dwindling.

Jiang Wei and Zhang Jiandong have already spoken with the rest of the crew, and most of them are willing to stay and continue working with Lü Rui.

Anyway, it's all work no matter where you go, and besides, this is filming a movie, which sounds much more prestigious than filming a TV series!

At the same time, Lü Rui had also contacted Niu Le, as well as several reliable and trustworthy friends he had met while working on the set of "Looking for a Gun".

Fortunately, they are all currently unemployed and can come and report for duty at any time.

While he was busy, news related to "Gone Girl" had already begun to circulate on the Beijing Film Academy campus.

After all, the school invested 50 yuan, and it was a student startup, so naturally they wouldn't hide it; of course they had to bring it up and talk about it!
The only thing that didn't quite satisfy the school was that the female lead was from the Central Academy of Drama, while the male lead was from the Beijing People's Art Theatre.

I don't know when this habit started, but directors at the Beijing Film Academy like to use actors from the Central Academy of Drama.

"This kind of situation must be strictly prevented in the future!"

The leader started rambling again during the meeting.

However, the heated discussions on campus did not stop as a result.

96级和97级虽然已经毕业了，可98、99、00级，以及即将入学的01级，却纷纷将目光投向了《消失的爱人》。

"Du Chun? Yang Zhigang? Why don't you two try out for our junior's role? I heard there are quite a few supporting roles that haven't found suitable actors yet."

Inside the dormitory of the Class of '99 Performing Arts Department, Yu Bo looked at his two roommates with great interest.

He just finished filming "Xiao Shiyi Lang" and is currently unemployed.

"Sure! Give it a try!" Du Chun naturally had no objections, after all, he hadn't officially debuted yet.

"Let's go, let's go too."

Yang Zhigang was also very interested, so he got out of bed, put on his shoes, and went outside.

If there's already activity at level 99, then level 00 naturally won't stay quiet either.

"Dong Xuan!" Inside the dormitory, Guan Yue excitedly grabbed her best friend's hand and pulled her out. "Let's hurry up and sign up, we can't miss this great opportunity."

"What great opportunity?" Dong Xuan hadn't even realized what was happening yet.

"Gone Girl! Don't you know? Lu Rui, who's in the same directing class as us, has formed his own film crew and is going to make a movie."

"Oh! This one!"

As Dong Xuan followed Guan Yue outside, she exclaimed in amazement, "I've heard about it too. This guy is amazing. He started acting before he was even a sophomore in college. I heard the school even invested hundreds of thousands of yuan in him. I wonder how he managed to do that?"

"Maybe they have connections..."

The school was in an uproar, attracting frequent glances from Huang Shengyi, Jia Nailiang, Wang Luodan, Ma Su, and others who were about to enroll and had come to visit the campus.

Meanwhile, in front of the performing arts building, Liu Yifei, with her hair in two braids, wearing a white halter dress, and her fair skin seemingly glowing, was looking up at the building in front of her.

"Mom, is this the school I'll be attending next year?"

Beside her, Liu's elegant and still charming mother nodded gently and softly advised, "Qianqian, you're about to go to university. Things are different in China and abroad, you must..."

Elders have always loved to impart life lessons to younger generations.

Liu Yifei didn't want to listen. She blinked her big, watery eyes and looked away.

A banner was seen being stretched out in the distance, which read:

[Lu Rui (freshman), Directing Department, is applying to be an actor in the film "The Vanished Lover".]

"Lü Rui?"

A fourteen-year-old girl is full of curiosity about everything in the world.

Liu Yifei murmured the name softly, her mind filled with amazement: "Directing a movie in his freshman year? Wow! This senior is amazing!"

(End of this chapter)