A great director who grew up happily

"Master, why are you so anxious?" Dalin had just pushed open the door when Yu Qian rushed in and closed the door behind him.

"Hey, don't mention it. There was a car following me from the moment I left the house. I turned, he turned too. I went faster, he went faster. I finally got to an intersection, but I got lost when the light turned red. Guess what? The light at the next intersection was still red. I wasted my time."

"Then I'll follow you into the apartment." Dalin asked quickly.

"That's right, otherwise why would I run up so quickly? It's because I'm afraid of being caught up." Yu Qian didn't know what those people were doing, so he hurried inside.

Dalin carefully pushed the door open and looked outside, only closing it again after making sure there was no one in the corridor.

"Master, this is my friend, Chen Jinnian. He is a little taller than me, a little more handsome, and a little younger than me." Dalin introduced Chen Jinnian without saying anything about the director. In such a private occasion, there was no need to talk about such empty things.

"Oh, isn't this guy a little bit more handsome? Hahaha, I don't need to introduce myself anymore." Yu Qian smiled and stretched out his hand.

Chen Jinnian quickly extended his hand to shake it, saying, "Of course not. Who wouldn't know you? Besides, I grew up listening to your crosstalk."

"That's all thanks to you."

"I didn't praise it much. I heard it was secretly recorded."

Hearing this, Yu Qian also laughed and quickly greeted, "Come on, come on, sit down, don't be restrained, just treat this as your own home."

"Master, you really don't consider yourself an outsider. This is my home." Dalin retorted.

"What's the difference? Aren't they all the same?" Yu Qian said.

Looking at how they get along, Chen Jinnian feels that they are more like father and son. No wonder people often say later that with Guo's educational philosophy, the biggest loss was for Dalin, and with the care of his master Yu Qian, the child would have been ruined long ago.

The three of them got together and chatted for a while before starting to steer the topic towards movies.

"Jinnian, you are being a bit dishonest. Why do you only need half of the script? Where did you hide the rest?" Yu Qian got angry when he mentioned this. He was watching it well, but there was nothing more at the end.

"Hey, don't be angry, old man. I couldn't see you at the time, so I had to try my luck at the small theater and see if anyone could help me pass the script. Because there were so many people around and I was afraid the script would be lost, I only brought half of it with me."

After Chen Jinnian finished speaking, he opened his backpack and began to rummage inside, pulling out a complete script, as well as several postcards, which were scattered on the ground.

Dalin helped pick up the postcards and found that they were all pictures of Yu Qian wearing a gown. "Wow, where did you get these from? This is the first time I've seen them."

"This is a fan of Teacher Yu, who specifically asked me to ask Teacher Yu for an autograph." Chen Jinnian said. He hadn't figured out how to start the conversation yet, but now he just revealed it.

Yu Qian was a playful person. He took the photos from Dalin and flipped through them one by one. He found that they were all promotional photos for commercial performances over the years. "Did your classmates ask you to do this? There are quite a lot of them."

"My girlfriend's mother asked for it. They didn't get one the last time they saw your performance, so they asked me to get one," Chen Jinnian replied, but he also added, "It's up to you. I'm just an errand boy. No demands, no requests."

"So this is a political task assigned by my mother-in-law. Even if I can't help with other things, I have to help with this one." Yu Qian naturally understood it immediately. When he was pursuing a girl who was ten years younger than him, he also took care of all aspects before he successfully married her.

After signing two tickets, Yu Qian opened the script, found the part he had not finished reading last time, and continued reading.

Chen Jinnian took out a shooting plan and looked for corresponding supporting roles in it. This movie is a group portrait of teachers and students. The protagonist is naturally the undisputed teacher, but there are many equally important roles.

In addition to Luo Xiaoyi, who he will play himself, and An Jing, the school beauty played by Wang Yidi, there are many other characters with considerable roles.

For example, the trendy and avant-garde Guan Tingting, the wise but foolish Tou Tou, the dance-crazy brothers who build civilization, the gossip-loving Haiyan, and the profiteer Haozi.

So Chen Jinnian plans to invite Dalin to play the role of "the brain" Wang Hai or "the mouse" Liu Hao.

After seeing these two roles, Dalin was overjoyed. This was also a rare opportunity for him, but then he had the same concerns as Wang Yidi.

That is, he can't act either. Although he acted in a movie, it was no different from not acting at all. It was so bad that you can tell it's a bad movie just by listening to the title.

This is indeed the case. All the dramas that Dalin filmed when he was involved with Deyun Club were bad movies without exception. On the contrary, it was only after he left the club that he received some good project resources.

The control variable method can also be used to find out who plays a decisive role in these bad movies.

"Can I act well?" Dalin asked tentatively after hesitating.

"You don't have to worry about this. I, a new director, am not afraid, so what do you have to be afraid of?" Chen Jinnian patted his shoulder and reassured him.

"Which of these two roles do you think is more suitable?"

After much deliberation, Dalin finally made his choice, "Wang Hai, I don't think I can play Liu Hao."

"Your vision in choosing roles is pretty good. I was wondering how I would persuade you if you chose Liu Hao," said Chen Jinnian.

This character grows in the play. At the beginning, his unscrupulous behavior was shown. He often sold various small gadgets in the class, which caused some controversy and misunderstanding. The real reason was explained later. Liu Hao's behavior was not greed for money, but to save money for his own medical treatment.

Now that the role was confirmed, Chen Jinnian gave Dalin some advice. "First, your hair is too short. You need to grow it out and change your hairstyle. Second, you're a little puffy now, especially your face. Once you start filming, it will look extremely swollen and you won't be able to look good on the big screen."

"Ah, what should we do then?" Dalin touched his face. The director had never told him about this before.

"There's no good way. Find a fitness coach to help you reduce your body fat percentage." Chen Jinnian replied.

Hearing this, Yu Qian, who was standing by, also asked, as he also had to worry about his apprentice's affairs, "Have the filming period and time been decided?"

"The shooting period has been planned and will take about 30 to 40 days, but the shooting time has not yet been determined. The preliminary plan is from February to April next year. Of course, if Teacher Yu agrees to perform, we can coordinate the time later." Chen Jinnian said.

Yu Qian came today because he was interested in this play, so he said, "I really want to act in this play. How about this? Let's set the time for the end of February. I will ask Dalin to lose weight later. It's still in time."

"I would be more than happy to have Teacher Yu agree." Chen Jinnian smiled brightly.

The three of them did not discuss the issue of remuneration. Such matters can be handled with the agent and there is no need to say it openly. They spent the rest of their time talking about the movie, especially their understanding of the characters, which must be unified.

Yu Qian has many friends and naturally many dinner parties. Around five o'clock, some friends would call to urge him to go out for a drink.

"Teacher Yu, let's go together. I can help you see if that group of people is still there." Chen Jinnian also took the opportunity to say goodbye to Dalin and leave.

"It's been so long, they should all be gone." Although Yu Qian said this, he was still a little unsure.

Not far from the exit of the apartment building, an MPV was waiting quietly.