1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 49 Public Opinion
The Beijing Film Academy started its new semester these past two days, and as mentioned earlier, it has opened an amateur acting class this year.

This means that, apart from the class of '78, there are finally new students enrolling.

Zhu Lin, born in 52 and now 28 years old, is one of the new students.

Her original workplace was the Institute of Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, but she didn't like that job. Last year, when the crew of the movie "The Traitor" was casting, director Zhang Qichang was introduced to Zhu Lin and invited her to play an important role in the movie, Shen Hong.

This is Zhu Lin's first drama.

It was because of this opportunity that she made up her mind to pursue a career as an actress.

It just so happens that the Beijing Film Academy is recruiting amateur acting students this year, and someone from the crew of "The Traitor" recommended her to take the course.

Zhu Lin, being a good listener, actually quit her job at the clinic and went to Beijing Film Academy as a freshman.

"Hello, is this Comrade Zhu Lin?" Li Chengru was also in their year. As the saying goes, a beautiful lady is sought after by a gentleman. This guy thought Zhu Lin was particularly good-looking during the previous interview, but everyone was quite nervous during the last interview, so he didn't find a chance to strike up a conversation. Now that it was confirmed that they would be classmates in the future, he seized the opportunity to approach her.

"Who are you?" Zhu Lin looked at the other person with a puzzled expression. The face seemed familiar, but he couldn't quite place it.

"My name is Li Chengru. We met during the last interview."

"Oh, oh, oh, hello, hello."

Zhu Lin is not averse to communicating with people. She has a very straightforward personality. Although she is a girl, she has been able to get along well with boys since she was a child.

So he quickly became acquainted with Li Chengru, his future classmate.

"Li, when I came in just now, I thought I heard the older students discussing a movie called something like 'Cow,' and they said it won an award at some... some film festival abroad. Do you know what happened?"

“Hmm, I know a little about this. Have you read the novel ‘Bullfight’ written by Comrade Fusheng before the New Year?” Li Chengru asked.

Zhu Lin shook his head and explained, "No, I was filming on set at that time."

"You've already acted in a movie?" Li Chengru asked, somewhat surprised.

"I was fortunate enough to play a small role in director Zhang Qichang's film 'The Traitor.' It was because of this role that the senior members of the crew recommended me to study at the Beijing Film Academy," Zhu Lin briefly recounted her experience.

Li Chengru nodded in realization, then brought the topic back.

"The novel was very popular, and then it was adapted into a movie by Emei Film Studio..."

The topic they were discussing caught the attention of a passing student from the Class of '78, who then joined in.

"You mean 'Cow'? We watched that movie last semester."

"Hey, seniors, isn't this movie supposed to be released on National Day?" To increase his persuasiveness, Li Chengru even pulled out a freshly printed copy of the People's Daily that he had bought that day.

The document clearly states that the film "Cow," which won the Best Screenplay Award at the Venice International Film Festival and sold its overseas rights for $100 million, will be released during this year's National Day holiday.

“I’m not lying to you. At the end of last semester, Director Han Sanping did bring his film to the school and invited all the teachers and students to watch it. I heard that Principal Cheng helped us in the process of sending ‘Cow’ to participate in this year’s Venice International Film Festival.”

After Shen Danping, a student from the 78 acting class, finished speaking, her friend and classmate Ma Jing added:
"Yes, and Fusheng not only wrote the screenplay for this movie, but he also played the male lead. The key is that his acting was very impressive. We thought he had a chance to win a Best Actor award, but he won the Best Screenplay award instead. However, it is still a great achievement for the country. In particular, the film rights were sold for $100 million, which is really exciting news."

"Sold for $100 million?" Zhu Lin was so shocked he almost thought he had misheard.

“Yes, the overseas rights to ‘Cow’ sold for $100 million,” Li Chengru said, handing the newspaper in his hand to Zhu Lin for a look.

"My God, how much does this cost?"

But without a doubt, seeing such a morale-boosting news story on her very first day of school strengthened Zhu Lin's resolve that choosing acting was the right path. 'From now on, this comrade Fusheng is my role model. I hope that one day I can be like him, taking Chinese films to international film festivals to win awards and selling film rights!'

As Zhu Lin looked at today's newspaper, he set a small dream for himself.

Meanwhile, at the August First Film Studio, many actresses gathered together to discuss today's issue of Popular Cinema.

Among them was Siqin Gaowa, and besides her, Liu Xiaoqing, who had just won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards earlier this year for "Look, This Family", was also there. However, Liu Xiaoqing had been transferred to the Beijing Film Studio next door and was just visiting today.

"Comrade Siqin Gaowa, your film 'Cow' really grossed $100 million at the Venice Film Festival?"

"Hey, it's been reported in the newspapers, how could it be false?"

"How did you make your 'Cow'? Is it really that good? I've seen that the total copyright fees that China Film Group sells for all its films every year don't even amount to the profit of just one of your movies."

"Whether the movie is good or not, you'll know for yourselves when it's released in theaters after the National Day holiday. But I can tell you some information that Comrade Fusheng didn't reveal in this 'Popular Cinema' magazine."

"Say it quickly."

"Yes, yes, that's exactly what we want to hear."

Siqin Gaowa said, "Actually, when a film company offered $600,000, the overseas rights to 'Cow' almost sold. The China Film Group representative who went with us at the time..."

Whether it was the discussion at the Beijing Film Academy or the exchange at the August First Film Studio, it was just a microcosm of the public opinion sparked by the publication of this issue of the People's Daily and Popular Cinema.

In fact, many people, especially those working in the film industry, were quite shocked when they saw the news that the overseas rights to "Cow" had been sold for $100 million.

……

Beijing Capital International Airport.

Chen Fusheng took the luggage from Han Sanping and instructed him:

"I'll head back now. As for the lecture at Beijing Film Academy, we'll talk about it after the National Day holiday. They've just started the semester, so I don't want to cause them any trouble."

"Alright, I know you miss your family, so I won't try to persuade you otherwise. Just remember to give my regards to your uncle and aunt."

As he spoke, Han Sanping pulled out a doll from behind his back as if by magic: "This is for my niece. By the way, have you ever considered letting me be your godfather?"

"I'll accept the gift on behalf of my daughter. As for the godfather, forget about him. Alright, you can go back now. I need to board the plane."

"Damn, you're so ruthless."

"Haha, it's not like you've only known me for a short time."

"Get out of here now, and oh right, don't forget to write the script."

"No rush... I'm off."

Chen Fusheng turned around with a flourish and walked into the airport with his bags full of luggage.

As for Han Sanping, he still has some matters to attend to in the capital and will not return until he has finished dealing with them.

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