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

Chapter 9 begins! A golden carp is no ordinary fish.
"Wow! Brother Rui! That's awesome! Even Dong Xuan, the campus belle of the class of 2000, has signed up for an audition!"

The Beijing Film Academy acted very quickly; as soon as they received the audition materials, they sent them to Lü Rui, who was in Xiamen.

And so, the scene we see today came about.

Inside the hotel room, Zhao Peng flipped through the documents, his excitement palpable.

Especially when he saw Dong Xuan's information, he was so excited that his face trembled slightly!

She's the school beauty!

Which college student could resist the temptation of such a beauty overload?
"Look at your pathetic appearance." Lu Rui sat cross-legged on the bed, pointing at him angrily at his lack of ambition.

Zhao Peng wasn't annoyed. He chuckled and leaned closer to whisper, "Brother Rui, the directing department and the acting department are a perfect match. If you can take this opportunity to win over Dong Xuan, your reputation at school will definitely soar even higher!"

"cut."

Lu Rui curled his lip, utterly disdainful. "I'm so young, what the hell am I talking about with romance? At this age, I should be focused on making money! Understand? As for women..."

Women all love money; everything that touches her heart requires money. Once I'm famous and successful, my girlfriends will be everywhere! Plenty of people will be calling me "husband," you believe it?

Zhao Peng nodded blankly.

"letter!"

Those rich kids in their class are like that—driving luxury cars, wearing expensive watches, and never lacking women around them.

No matter how ugly or fat a man is, as long as he shakes the money out of his pocket, there will be plenty of women throwing themselves at him.

and so……

"Brother Rui, so we're just going to abandon Dong Xuan, Guan Yue, and the others?"

"Yes, why wouldn't you want to?"

"what?"

Zhao Peng was stunned again. One second he said he wanted to make money and didn't want women, how come he wanted them the next second?

Lu Rui raised his hand and punched his arm, explaining, "Are you stupid? These are students from Beijing Film Academy, and the school is also the investor. If we refuse, wouldn't that be disrespecting the school leaders?"

I'll make a list for you later. Go and bring all the people on the list back. It's just a cameo role; it won't cost much.

Lu Rui understood the principle that "a sedan chair is carried by people."

If we give Nortel face today, and then ask them for resources again tomorrow, how can they have the nerve to refuse?

"Holy crap! Rui, you're so clever, I'm impressed!"

Zhao Peng suddenly realized.

Lu Rui took the actor information from him, compared it with the cast list, and wrote down a long string of names.

Among them are Dong Xuan, Guan Yue, Yu Bo, Du Chun, Zhang Songwen, Che Xiao, Zhou Yiwei and others.

"Just get them all from the list."

"okay."

Zhao Peng took the list and left in a flash.

Watching him leave, Lu Rui muttered to himself in the room, "Spending the investors' money to do my own thing, building up my own reputation, heh, I'm really clever!"

……

Filming for "Don't Talk to Strangers" wrapped up successfully at the end of June!
After the wrap party, Mei Ting and Feng Yuanzheng turned around and started memorizing the new script.

Jiang Wei stayed behind, intending to help Lü Rui.

Zhang Jiandong was in charge of post-production editing, so he took a group of people back to Yanjing first.

Wang Jinsong also stayed, preparing to make a cameo appearance as a middle-aged, haggard man who was falsely accused of rape by the female lead, struggling to make ends meet and feeling frustrated in his life.

Wang Xuebing, who played An Jiahe's younger brother, chose to leave, citing other projects he had to film and couldn't refuse.

After watching him leave, Lü Rui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This guy was later classified as a disgraced celebrity because he allowed others to smoke tobacco.

It's better not to leave this kind of time bomb behind.

At the same time, just after Wang Xuebing left, Zhao Peng led a group of young men and women to the film set.

Looking around, everyone was a familiar face!
Although most of them are college students, due to the special nature of the entertainment industry, this group of people does not have the innocence and naivety unique to college students.

"Hello, Director Lü."

Dong Xuan took the lead in greeting everyone, and the rest of the group, including Guan Yue, quickly followed suit, calling out "Director Lü".

In her early twenties, she was at the peak of her beauty, with a classic oval face, a pair of bright and lively eyes, and fair and delicate skin. She possessed both the classical charm of an oriental beauty and a modern sophistication.

She's beautiful and has high emotional intelligence.

"sensible!"

Lu Rui secretly gave Shangguan Yan, the future female lead of "Snowflake Goddess Dragon," a thumbs up in his heart.

then……

He simply nodded and smiled at everyone before hurrying out.

"Hey?!"

Dong Xuan was about to chat with her classmate a bit more and try to get closer to him, but she was taken aback.

"Is it because I'm not good-looking? He's not even interested in chatting with me when he sees such a beautiful woman?" She frowned slightly, subconsciously following Lu Rui's gaze, and then suddenly realized!

Jiang Wen is here!

Women? They're nothing but pretty skeletons. How can they compare to my Uncle Jiang or Uncle Han?
"Director Jiang, Director Han, General Manager Wang..."

Lu Rui was slightly taken aback when he saw Wang Zhonglei's presence.

But he soon reacted.

At present, Huayi has not yet developed to the level it will reach in later years. Coal bosses and Internet giants have not yet emerged, and state-owned enterprises are still at the level of the big brother.

So, Wang Zhonglei is still working as Han Sanping's underling right now.

With the eldest brother here, how could the younger brother dare not come?

Upon meeting, Jiang Wen patted Lü Rui on the shoulder and said with great surprise, "You seem to be in pretty good spirits."

He thought Lü Rui would be so busy he'd be dizzy and barely have time to breathe, but he didn't expect the kid to still be full of energy.

"Haha, I'm so excited about the arrival of you all that I can't sleep."

Han Sanping curled the corners of his mouth; this flattery was quite interesting.

"Director Lü, we meet again."

Wang Zhonglei shook hands with him, secretly thinking: Is this still a freshman? How can he be so adept at navigating social situations?
After exchanging greetings, Lü Rui led everyone inside.

As he passed by Dong Xuan, Guan Yue, and others, he didn't forget to instruct Zhao Peng: "Arrange for them to put down their luggage first, and after they're all settled, go directly to the restaurant next door for dinner."

"Okay, Brother Rui."

Zhao Peng nodded and led the group inside.

"Wow! That really is Director Jiang Wen! Lü Rui is actually chatting and laughing with him?"

“I know the man next to me! He’s the vice chairman of China Film Group, which was established two years ago. He’s come to our school for several meetings, and the principal treats him with utmost respect.”

"Good heavens, even Huayi's General Manager Wang Zhonglei is here! Wang Jinghua's boss..."

"Lu Rui has really improved; he's actually made friends with so many big shots!"

"Who exactly is he? How did he do that?"

Amidst the constant chatter, Dong Xuan and Guan Yue exchanged a glance, both seeing deep shock in each other's eyes.

This lineup!
This scale!
The scene of Lü Rui chatting and laughing with these big shots just now really shocked them!

……

That evening, the entire crew gathered together for a celebratory dinner to mark the start of filming.

At the main table, under the scrutiny of a group of bigwigs, Lü Rui chatted and laughed with everyone with ease, exchanging toasts and revealing a maturity beyond his years.

"Whether in terms of age or seniority, you are all my elders and my teachers. Today, I sincerely thank you for giving me the opportunity to direct my first film."

I won't say anything nice, uncles and elders, just you wait and see, I definitely won't let you down!

After saying that, he downed a glass of wine in one go, drawing cheers from the entire room!
At the same time, he didn't just spend time with these big shots; he also took care of the other actors, the crew's logistics staff, the production assistants, and even the classmates who came to make cameo appearances.

Although they didn't toast each other, their posture, respect, and sense of propriety were all handled perfectly.

"From now on, we're comrades-in-arms, family. I hope we can fight side by side and successfully win this movie!"

At the main table, Jiang Wen's eyes were full of light.

A thoroughbred horse!
What a fine horse!

Han Sanping clinked glasses with Feng Yuanzheng, who came to offer a toast, but he was also keeping an eye on Lü Rui out of the corner of his eye.

"A golden carp is no ordinary fish in a pond; it will transform into a dragon once it encounters wind and clouds."

Is Lü Rui a dragon or a worm?

He is looking forward to it!

……

The following morning, the press conference for the start of filming of "The Vanished Lover" officially began in front of the villa rented by the production crew!

The number of media outlets attending the ceremony reached 11.

With support from Beijing Film Academy, China Film Group, and Huayi Brothers Media Group, the name of Lü Rui, this up-and-coming director, has already been established.

There are naturally many curious people.

Under Jiang Wei's guidance, Lü Rui completed a series of tedious pre-launch preparations.

It mainly involves things like worshipping gods and throwing apples; without a teacher to guide him, he really wouldn't know how to do those things.

Finally, as Lü Rui placed the incense sticks into the incense burner, Jiang Wei immediately shouted, "Ceremony complete! Filming for 'The Vanished Lover' has officially begun!"

The red cloth covering the camera was lifted, and fireworks exploded in the air.

Lu Rui instinctively covered his ears, but couldn't block out the system's reward notification sound:

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully completed the setup of the production team and casting for "Gone Girl," and successfully held the opening ceremony!]

[A-level talent: David Fincher's non-linear narrative and pacing control directing techniques have been successfully distributed!]

(End of this chapter)