Being a director starts with fighting domestic violence

"Student Gao? Is there anything wrong?" Teacher He looked up and was a little surprised to see that it was the top student in the class.

In her memory, this little girl had good grades and was hardworking, but sometimes she had too many ideas.

"Teacher He, I want to take the Beijing Film Academy's directing exam. Do I need to make any preparations?" Gao You stated his purpose straight away.

Teacher He looked at Gao You with a little surprise.

Rural students rarely think of taking this major.

In recent years, films, TV shows and songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan have gradually spread to the mainland. The colorful skyscrapers and modern and bold clothing in these films have all attracted young boys and girls from the mainland to chase after and imitate them.

Even Mr. He himself would occasionally take pictures of the fashionable and beautiful dress styles of actresses in Hong Kong movies and have local tailors make similar ones for him.

But the stars in movies and TV are very far away from them in a backward and poor small county like theirs, like a mirage from another world.

Suddenly a student said that she wanted to take the entrance exam for the directing major at the Film Academy in Beijing.

This was something she had never imagined.

"Are you very interested in movies?" Teacher He asked gently.

"Yes."

“After completing your studies, you may not be able to make movies.” Teacher He still feels there are too many uncertainties.

"I know that besides filming movies and TV series, I might also join a drama troupe or become a commercial director."

Teacher He couldn’t understand why Gao You wanted to study directing. With her looks, wouldn’t it be easier for her to become a star?

The county high school is very small, with only a few hundred students. Most of them look average. Lin Wanwan and Gao You are the most outstanding students.

However, seeing that Gao You seemed to have some understanding of this major, she did not persuade him any further.

Gao You has good grades and has a hope of getting into a good university if he works hard, but if he takes the art exam, he will be more than qualified.

"As far as I know, this kind of school, especially this major, only recruits very few students every year. Have you considered the risks involved?" It is still necessary to remind you.

"I know."

"I have a classmate who has also taken the art exam and has experience. I'll go find her phone number and ask around. You go back first," said Teacher He.

"Thank you, teacher." Gao You nodded and left the office.

This was the first time that Teacher He taught a graduating class, and also the first time he encountered students who wanted to take art exams. After thinking about it, he decided to ask other experienced teachers first.

Gao You left the office with five dollars in his pocket, planning to go shopping at the newsstand or bookstore.

Originally Heng County was too small, with only one Xinhua Bookstore and one newsstand.

Gao You first went to the Xinhua Bookstore to have a look. There were many books on technology, history, humanities, and education, as well as some leisure books such as novels and magazines.

Gao You flipped through various types of magazines and found out which ones are more popular nowadays.

Some best-selling novels are also placed in prominent positions.

Can't afford it for now.

Gao You left the bookstore and went to the newsstand.

The newspapers and magazines sold there are basically the same as those sold in a bookstore, plus there are some snacks, drinks, stationery, lighters, etc. that have nothing to do with newspapers and magazines, filling up the small newsstand.

Unlike in later generations where one can know the whole world with a mobile phone, today newspapers, magazines and books are still the most important ways for the public to learn about the outside world, and the newsstand business is now booming.

Gao You stood by for a few minutes. There were five or six people buying newspapers and one person buying a magazine. He bought the latest edition of "Story Club".

Gao You waited until there were no more customers before he stepped forward.

"Sister, do you have any old newspapers or magazines here?"

The boss was a woman in her forties. When she first heard someone call her sister, she thought she had heard it wrong.

She had noticed the little girl standing there for a while, but seeing that she didn't want to buy anything, she didn't chase her away.

When he opens his mouth, he speaks sweetly.

In response to the word "sister", the woman gave a warm smile.

"I have some newspapers from a few days ago. Do you want to use them to paste on the wall or to wrap books?" the woman asked Gao You.

"Wrap it in a book cover." Gao You followed her words.

"Old magazine covers are better looking and thicker for book covers. How about this? You can go to the recycling station and look for old newspapers and magazines there. They are cheap." The woman gave Gao You advice.

“Do you know how to get to the recycling station?”

Gao You shook his head.