Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 30 School Girl
Chen Shouzhe's sudden appearance at the school caught many students off guard.

"Could it be that they've come back to find actors?"

The movie is casting, and I heard the competition is incredibly fierce, causing a huge uproar online. Now that Chen Shouzhe has suddenly returned to school, it's no wonder the students are speculating.

Celebrities in the entertainment industry are willing to sacrifice their pride and compete for certain things; otherwise, there wouldn't be so much dirty stuff in the industry.

The further back in time you go, the more open those celebrities are; any one of their romantic histories would be a shocking story in today's world.

Things are much better now that we're under the spotlight. There are also more and more paparazzi, and it's easy to be exposed if there's even the slightest disturbance.

Even when Chen Shou returns to campus, he is secretly photographed and used as an opportunity for hype. What other methods wouldn't they use?

Having just arrived at the school, she 'bumped into' quite a few students. Compared to some male actors, the female actors seemed more direct.

They all seemed to know that entering this industry meant they had to make some sacrifices, and they all lined up to do so.

Chen Shouzhe even heard that some students came to art schools just to get a prestigious degree and to get into a wealthy family.

It's as if athletes are inherently strong in that area, and even though they're not celebrities, they think they'll marry into a wealthy family in the future.

Faced with these students who recommended themselves, Chen Shou gave them a clear answer: it was not appropriate.

Seeing his cold expression and attitude, some students who wanted to try didn't dare to go up and bother him any further.

Chen Shouzhe then arrived smoothly at Wang Hongwei's office to report for duty and communicated with the school.

"You're taking bigger and bigger strides now, which is a good thing. The school will definitely be proud of you. Go for it!" Wang Hongwei was very satisfied with his student.

The purpose of studying at school is to make a good living outside in the future. If you are doing well outside now, coming back to study is to recharge yourself. There is not much he can actually teach Chen Shouzhe.

Every year, alumni from Beijing Film Academy come back to study. Everyone knows this without saying a word.

Although the Beijing Film Academy has produced many actors and won many international awards, in the current domestic market, there are actually more directors who can pursue high box office returns. Do you think they don't want to pursue high box office returns? It's just that they can't.

One by one, the films that can't be controlled go astray during filming. How much box office revenue can they generate? Chen Da Shi Ren (the great poet) who doesn't touch the script is one of the best directors.

The audience isn't stupid, nor have they been poisoned by so-called big data. With the rise of the Internet of Things, Chen Shouzhe predicts that the world will follow the old path he is familiar with.

After finishing his business at the school, Chen Shou was about to leave when he ran into two people at the gate, a man and a woman. The man looked middle-aged and seemed wealthy, while the woman was in her early twenties, with a round face and long hair, and was very beautiful.

Seeing a man and a woman walking together like this would make some people speculate, especially in a place like the Beijing Film Academy. However, even if paparazzi saw them, they wouldn't say anything, since the two of them are quite influential.

"Director Chen."

Chen Shou looked up and saw two unexpected people. If they were students, he would have walked over, but he couldn't ignore them, since they were somehow related.

"President Lu, Tian Tian."

"Haha, it really is Director Chen! Long time no see!" Lu Zheng said happily.

"Hello, senior." The girl next to me, named Tiantian, smiled.

Lu Zheng is the chairman of Shin Kong, while Tian Tian is a 07 graduate of the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy, one year younger than Chen Shouzhe, who graduated from the Directing Department in 06.

He was quite envious of his junior, Tian Tian. When he first started school, she had already made movies and had a constant stream of offers. Last year, she made a flop movie, and although it was met with a lot of criticism, it didn't really affect her. She continued to act anyway.

"Didn't you graduate?" Chen Shou asked curiously.

"I had some things to take care of back at school, and I didn't expect to run into my senior here." Tian Tian was a little excited.

"Director Chen, are you free? It's almost noon, my treat." Lu Zheng glanced at his watch and said.

Chen Shouzhe only then realized it was noon. He had been planning to go to the theater for a free meal, but now it seemed someone was treating him.

"Okay." Chen Shou nodded. "Alright then."

They were at a club near the school, and there was no one else there but the three of them. They ordered more than ten dishes.

While they were eating, Lu Zheng suddenly asked, "Director Chen, do you think Tian Tian would be suitable for a movie role?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shouzhe put down his chopsticks and looked at Tian Tian across from him. Tian Tian was also looking at him. The two stared at each other, and Chen Shouzhe looked at her delicate round face and shook his head.

He admitted that Tian Tian was very beautiful, and that in 07, besides "Hey," she was the most beautiful.

When Chen Shou was an undergraduate, some people in his class liked Tian Tian, ​​but without exception, all of them failed.

It seems that her background is not simple, and whoever pursues her will encounter inexplicable obstacles.

"It's not suitable. After all, it's dominated by the US. Even if there were suitable roles, they wouldn't be suitable for Tian Tian. Besides, she wouldn't have many scenes."

“It’s okay, a cameo is fine too.” Lu Zheng said with a smile. He had read the audition requirements and even got his hands on the script. He was very clear about the role’s positioning. Tian Tian was indeed not suitable, but he wasn’t looking for the female lead or second female lead. He was fine with just showing his face.

The three female characters—the protagonist's wife, the wealthy man's mistress, and the president's daughter—cannot all be replaced with Asian faces; that would be inappropriate.

He can only be included in the Chinese part of the story, and his identity as a scientist won't have many scenes.

"Don't you care?" Chen Shou asked in surprise.

"It's okay, as long as we have it," Lu Zheng nodded.

“No problem,” Chen Shouzhe readily agreed.

Lu Zheng smiled. He had brought Tian Tian back to Beijing Film Academy today specifically to 'accidentally' run into Chen Shouzhe. He had achieved his goal, as Chen Shouzhe had still given face to his fellow townsman.

Shin Kong is quite powerful and has a good relationship with Wanda, which is widely acknowledged in the industry. It seems that Starlight was established solely for Tian Tian, ​​which shows that the power behind Tian Tian should not be underestimated.

Chen Shouzhe had heard from people in the industry that Tian Tian's background was even more mysterious than some of the princesses who were constantly hyped up.

Since we can't afford to offend her, we might as well befriend her. Besides, she's a good girl, and I haven't heard anything bad about her. The only thing that's criticized is her acting skills.

I never thought about honing my acting skills; I just kept piling on resources and missed the best learning opportunities.

Both sides were satisfied with the meal. There were paparazzi following Chen Shouzhe, and they became even more excited when they saw Lu Zheng and Tian Tian next to Chen Shouzhe.

"Boss, should we send it?"

"Why not send it?"

"This is Tiantian."

"We didn't say they had a scandal. Lu Zheng is here too!"

"Yeah, I guess it's because of the role."

"Only a sugar person would use such a brainless hype tactic to promote a newcomer and offend a big director."

"It seems that Tian Tian has landed the role."

"Who knows? But they all seem to be from the Northwest, and they're alumni."

Soon, photos of the three having lunch together appeared on platforms such as Weibo, which excited many actresses. There were already few female roles available, and now there were even fewer.

Because of the co-production, Chen Shouzhe shifted a storyline to the Chinese side, increasing the role of the Indian scientist to create a complete storyline. In the apocalyptic scenes, many Chinese cities will collapse.

(End of this chapter)