Full-time actor

Chapter 531 [96] Graduate student in directing, Beijing Film Academy or Central Academy of Drama?

Evening, Chen Yu’s house.

"Son, congratulations on winning the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award!"

"Xiao Yu, congratulations!"

"Xiao Chen, good job, Grand Slam!"

"elder brother!"

"..."

Influenced by Chen Yu's career in recent years, Chen Peidong and Shen Xiaoqin apparently also know some about acting awards, and are aware of the value of the Venice Film Festival Best Actor award; so when they heard that Chen Yu was returning home today, they immediately summoned all the relatives in the imperial capital to celebrate Chen Yu's award together.

The table was full of home-cooked dishes, all prepared by Chen Yu’s parents, Liu Xiaoli and the nanny.

Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei were of course also invited.

In fact, Liu Xiaoli has basically been at Chen Yu's house these days. She is really too lazy to cook by herself, so sometimes she will help out.

The rest of the time, they either played cards or watched TV together. Chen Yu's parents were hospitable people and would never leave her home alone. Liu Xiaoli had no choice but to accept this kind of "retirement" life.

Liu Yifei actually knew about this. She called her mother almost every day in Venice.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad!"

"Thank you, auntie..."

"And my sister!"

Chen Yu thanked them one by one and teased his cute little cousin who was only 7 years old and just started first grade.

In fact, he quite enjoys the atmosphere of being with the whole family.

In his previous life, he was unable to spend enough time with his parents and relatives, which could be considered as making up for one of the great regrets in his life; so now whenever he has free time, he basically runs home. Liu Yifei is very similar to him in this respect.

Neither of them likes socializing, so they will definitely try to turn down as many banquets and parties as possible.

I will only attend unless there is really no other choice.

Apart from filming, Chen Yu still likes to stay at home more often or travel to relax.

With the win of the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award, Chen Yu actually doesn't need to move so fast anymore; he worked so hard before because actors didn't have much autonomy, but now, apart from Hollywood, Chen Yu is almost a symbol of box office success.

This gave him a lot more autonomy, including with Liu Yifei. He also had some ability to protect her and serve as her support and resource behind the scenes. Next, his main goal was to select good scripts for himself and Liu Yifei, and start learning about directing at the same time.

He had never thought about being a director before. He just wanted to concentrate on being an actor, doing his best and playing every role well.

But next, we will definitely try more possibilities.

Written, directed and acted in by oneself, there are so many classic movies in the past. Wouldn’t it be a pity if they were not filmed in advance?
Therefore, he chose to study directing as his postgraduate major.

He has to have a good talk with Chang Li about this tomorrow.

"Thump, thump, thump~~thump~~"

When they had almost finished eating, Old Chen suddenly pushed out a cake with the words "Congratulations to Chen Yu for achieving the Grand Slam" written on it. Needless to say, Chen Peidong and Shen Xiaoqin probably didn't expect this.

"Did you tell my parents?"

Chen Yu was moved and looked at Liu Yifei beside him. Liu Yifei shook her head: "This time it really wasn't me, it should be my mom!"

"Xiao Chen, why don't you make a wish?"

“There still has to be a sense of ceremony!”

Liu Xiaoli urged with a smile on her face.

"Oooo!"

"Make a wish! Make a wish!"

Chen Yu's aunt and uncle were making a fuss around him, so Chen Yu had no choice but to come to the cake. Since it was not his birthday, he did not light the candles, but he could close his eyes and make a wish.

Chen Yu clasped his hands together, made several greedy wishes, and then cut the cake.

Everyone was shouting in a very lively atmosphere, and everyone got a piece of cake, and the whole family happily ate the cake.

"Let's follow the old rules and play mahjong!"

The only bad habit Shen Xiaoqin has in her life is mahjong. She could definitely find people to play mahjong easily in her hometown, but now she can finally get a table together, so she must want to satisfy her addiction to mahjong.

As for Liu Xiaoli, she can do it, but she is not very proficient. However, after playing with her for a few days, she has almost learned it.

"Mom, can you change this bad habit of yours? What if Aunt Liu doesn't like to be spanked?"

Chen Yu secretly said to Shen Xiaoqin, and Shen Xiaoqin glared at him angrily: "Who do you think your mother is? I don't understand this. Your Aunt Liu actually likes her very much, otherwise why would I call her?"

"It's just to relieve boredom, mainly to play cards and chat!"

"Is it?"

Chen Yu expressed his doubts. Liu Yifei, who was helping to clean up not far away, also asked Liu Xiaoli: "Mom, have you been addicted to mahjong these days?"

This was totally beyond Liu Yifei's expectations.

"You're grown up now, and mom doesn't have much to do, so of course you have to find a hobby of your own; Mahjong, it's good for relieving fatigue!"

"Really? Don't lie to me!"

Liu Yifei was afraid that her mother would have to deal with Chen Yu's parents reluctantly for her own sake; if that was the case, she didn't want Liu Xiaoli to compromise like that.

"Your mother knows!"

Liu Xiaoli knew what Liu Yifei was thinking: "Your mother hasn't reached that point yet. If she doesn't like it, she will definitely refuse it!"

"All right!"

She didn't expect that Liu Xiaoli had this hobby?

"I think we can't let Aunt Liu hang out with my mom like this anymore. What if they both get addicted to gambling?"

Chen Yu watched Shen Xiaoqin and Liu Xiaoli start to set up the mahjong table, and sat on the sofa with his girlfriend to discuss countermeasures.

Liu Yifei smiled a little: "It's not that serious, my mom is just playing around, I guess she just learned it these few days, the novelty will wear off after a while!"

"You never know. Gambling is addictive!"

Chen Yu has never liked playing this since he was a child, because he always loses and has no luck with cards.

At most he is involved in pornography, gambling and drugs.

"What should I do?"

"I feel alright……"

Liu Yifei's condition was not as serious as Chen Yu thought. Chen Yu saw that his aunt and uncle had both sat down. It happened to be the fourth family. His uncle-in-law Zhao Yi was also sitting there supervising the battle. His little cousin Zhao Zhijing had to be taken care of by Chen Yu and the other two.

"Zhijing, do your parents come here often?"

While Chen Yu was chatting with his little cousin, Zhao Zhijing was fiddling with the Da Vinci building blocks that Chen Yu brought for him from Italy.

Hearing the question from his awesome cousin, he couldn't help but raise his head: "No, once a week!"

"That is not bad……"

Who can stand it every day?

"So do you usually do your homework on your own?"

"No, my mom is with me and my dad plays mahjong!"

It's obvious that a 7-year-old knows everything these days.

"I'm going to listen to what my parents talk about while playing mahjong..."

Chen Yu handed his little cousin to Liu Yifei. In fact, she didn't need her to accompany her. Zhao Zhijing was well educated by Chen Yu's aunt Shen Xiaolan. She would play quietly by herself and not disturb others. She was a very quiet girl.

"Xiao Li, didn't you secretly ask Xixi when the two of them were going to get married?"

Chen Yu had just approached the makeshift "mahjong room" and was struck by lightning before he opened the door.

Shit, these people are playing mahjong here, they are really just chatting about their lifelong events!
"No, Xixi has her own ideas. She probably doesn't want to get married so early, right? Hachijo!"

Liu Xiaoli plays her cards.

"Eight, bang!"

Shen Xiaoqin took two photos and said, "30,000. You have to take this seriously. I read in a book that if a girl gives birth early, she will recover faster. If she gives birth late, she will age faster..."

"Sissi, who is in the entertainment industry, must pay attention to maintaining these!"

"..."

After listening to a few sentences, Chen Yu couldn't bear to listen any more.

"What's wrong, like this?"

Liu Yifei had her hair scattered on both sides and looked very lazy. She was quietly watching her cousin Chen Yu playing with building blocks.

Seeing that Chen Yu looked speechless, he asked hurriedly.

“It’s unbearable to hear!”

"what?"

Liu Yifei was shocked by Chen Yu's idiom: "Unbearable to hear?"

"Yes, we were actually talking about when we're going to get married!"

"Ha ha!"

Liu Yifei covered her mouth, her eyes blooming, as if she could imagine the scene: "What did my mother say?"

"Of course your mother listens to you!"

"That is not bad!"

Liu Yifei knew that her mother would definitely stand on her side.

"Why, from what you said, you really haven't thought about getting married?"

"Yeah, I'm only 18, can you at least let me enjoy being single for a few years?" Liu Yifei laughed secretly, and Chen Yu laughed: "Do you feel like you are living a single life now?"

"You'll join the group in a few days, and I'll be single!"

"Well, I thought someone wanted to marry me!"

"Who wants to marry you..."

Liu Yifei pushed away Chen Yu's claws and pointed at Chen Yu's cousin not far away: "Your sister is still inside, don't mess around!"

"It's okay. Children understand better than us, okay?"

Chen Yu hugged Liu Yifei, whispered to her, and asked seriously, "Have you really never thought about getting married?"

"I'm lying to you. I must have thought about it!"

"But not now, it will take at least two years. Besides, I have nothing right now. If I get married, I don't know what the media will say!"

Liu Yifei leaned on Chen Yu, waving her fingers around, and said faintly: "I also want to win a Best Actress award, at least I feel I can match you!"

"You still have such corrupt ideas?"

"Your idol Natalie Portman has nothing either, but that doesn't stop her from being a world-famous movie star, does it? Fame is more important than anything else!"

"no the same!"

Liu Yifei insisted: "If I were as famous as her, it would be fine. But now I am not as famous as you, and I have no awards. What can I use to get married..."

"So what you mean is, if I become world-famous or win a Best Actress trophy, you will marry me?"

"Don't tell you!"

Liu Yifei smiled with indescribable tenderness.

"Okay, that saves me from proposing to you. I was originally thinking of proposing to you..."

"seriously?"

Proposal?

Liu Yifei almost fainted. Is this guy kidding?

"Haha, you must be joking. Do you think I'm stupid? You don't want to get married, so I force you to get married?"

"Hehe, that's pretty much it!"

Liu Yifei hugged Chen Yu's neck and whispered lovingly in his ear: "Hubby, give me some time, okay?"

"Of course, I respect any choice you make!"

"You are so nice. I knew you would support me. If there is anyone in this world who understands me so well, my mother may not be as good as you!"

Liu Yifei suddenly sat up straight, put her hands on Chen Yu's neck, looked at him with sparkling eyes and said, "Sometimes I really wonder why I am so lucky to meet you!"

This is a perfect partner who is perfectly compatible both mentally and physically.

"Yeah, I also think I'm lucky..."

Without rebirth, how could he be where he is now?
It is precisely because of his rebirth that he has become so perfect, understands the woman in front of him, and understands many rules of the entertainment industry.

What he needs to do is to take Liu Yifei with him and break out of this rule.

The two of them were being so affectionate with each other that the little cousin probably couldn't stand it anymore and went to find her mother after a while; and Chen Yu and Liu Yifei eventually walked into the mahjong room and watched their mother play mahjong.

Needless to say, Shen Xiaoqin began her routine of urging marriage. Fortunately, Chen Yu and Liu Yifei lip-synced with each other.

Of course, Chen Yu made an excuse for himself, saying that he wanted to take the postgraduate entrance examination to study directing and would talk about it after graduation.

"You've graduated now, you must be 26 or 7 years old, you're already an old bachelor!"

"Xixi is also 22 or 23 years old..."

Shen Xiaoqin felt that it was too late, but she couldn't persuade her son, so she had to go with them.

Chen Yu and Liu Yifei smiled at each other, and the two held hands under the mahjong table, looking very sweet.

It’s actually pretty good to spend 3 or 4 years in a world of just two people.

After getting married, Shen Xiaoqin will definitely start urging for children again. Maybe one is not enough, and she will want two or three... When Chen Yu thought of this, he felt that he should put these thoughts to rest first.

Not getting married is a one-time solution.

It was not until after 10 o'clock that Liu Xiaoli ended the game.

Liu Yifei and Chen Yu have to report to the Central Academy of Drama early tomorrow morning.

"I'll wake you up tomorrow!"

It was the first time for Liu Yifei to live in a new home and go to school with Chen Yu; of course, she felt very fresh inside.

"Okay, then I won't set the alarm. The wife card is definitely the best!"

After sending Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei to her doorstep, Chen Yu returned to his own home. Seeing him enter the house, Shen Xiaoqin hurriedly asked, "Son, is it Xixi who doesn't want to get married so early?"

My mother's eyes were as sharp as ever, and she saw through Chen Yu's disguise at a glance.

In fact, Shen Xiaoqin knew Chen Yu's personality and he was not that averse to getting married.

"Mom, don't worry about this. It's not too late to get married anyway. It's impossible to get married now..."

"Okay, okay, I don't care about you!"

"Just know it yourself. I, your mother, am thinking that you should get married and have children sooner so that Xixi can recover faster. Isn't she an artist?"

Shen Xiaoqin said the same thing, Chen Yu waved his hand and went straight upstairs.

"This kid!"

Shen Xiaoqin shook her head and went back to her room.

……

The next day, Chen Yu was woken up by the itch of something furry and pungent.

"Ah sneeze~~~"

I sneezed and opened my eyes, and saw Liu Yifei, smiling sweetly. She was wearing jeans and a simple T-shirt, holding her hair in her hands and playing with it.

Needless to say, the itchy nose just now was probably caused by this hair.

"what--"

Chen Yu immediately stood up and hugged the screaming Liu Yifei in his arms.

"How dare you come to my bedside and tease me?"

Chen Yu was enforcing the family rules, and Liu Yifei soon nestled in Chen Yu's arms, panting; if she hadn't had to go to school, Chen Yu might have executed her right there.

However, some interest was still charged.

The two of them stayed there affectionately for a while before being called downstairs by Shen Xiaoqin.

After finishing breakfast, the two drove towards the Central Academy of Drama.

Before entering the campus, Chen Yu saw the red banners hanging in the Central Academy of Drama.

【Welcome new students of grade 05! 】

[Congratulations to Chen Yu, a student from Class 02, Department of Acting, Grade 1, for winning the Best Actor Award at the 62nd Venice Film Festival! ]

[Congratulations to Chen Yu, a student from Class 02, Department of Acting, Grade 1, for collecting the Best Actor trophies at three major international film festivals! ]

[Congratulations to Chen Yu, a student from Class 02, Department of Acting, Grade 1, for becoming the first Grand Slam actor in Asia! ]

……

In addition to the welcome banners, reports about her can be seen everywhere on the campus of the Central Academy of Drama.

The windows were also filled with good news about him.

"You, the spokesperson for the Central Academy of Drama, are becoming more and more famous. Now the Beijing Film Academy and the Shanghai Theatre Academy should be completely unable to compete with our Central Academy of Drama, right?"

“Originally, they were the top three art schools, but now they should be one above the top three!”

Liu Yifei was talking about this, but Chen Yu didn't think so.

"Only the acting department is good, the directing department, the photography department... Beijing Film Academy is still strong!"

"So, as a graduate student in directing, will you choose Beijing Film Academy?"

Liu Yifei actually asked this question a few days ago, but Chen Yu did not answer him.

"Definitely not. If I had to choose, I would choose opera!"

"The Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama?"

Liu Yifei didn't quite understand: "The directing department of the Central Academy of Drama should be much worse than that of the Beijing Film Academy, right?"

"Actually, there is no difference. The teaching is similar, and the Central Academy of Drama has the advantage of being a drama director. However, in terms of film, experience and teachers, the Beijing Film Academy has the advantage. After all, it is a film school that specializes in film!"

"The strongest department in Beijing Film Academy is actually the photography department. There is no rival for it!"

Chen Yu and Liu Yifei were popularizing it.

"However, in recent years, our Central Academy of Drama's directing department has produced many outstanding young directors; but at Beijing Film Academy, young directors cannot make a name for themselves, and there are only a few old faces!"

Like Rao Xiaozhi in "The Unknown", Diao Yinan in "Black Coal, Thin Ice", not to mention Zhang Yang and Jiang Wen, and Zhou Sheng in "Duds Get Water"... many, many young directors graduated from the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama.

Of course, strictly speaking, Chen Sicheng, Jia Ling and others also count.

"So, that's why you chose drama?"

"Well, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. If I transfer to the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama, the Central Academy of Drama will definitely support me. The Beijing Film Academy may not be able to compete with those old guys... If possible, I really want our directing department of the Central Academy of Drama to become the top brand in China, and even in Asia!"

"Beijing Film Academy is too old!"

The winners are always art films, films about suffering... People like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige may be strong directors, but when it comes to commercial films or science fiction films, none of them can compete.

Chen Yu really wants to change this situation and allow the Chinese market to truly flourish and become more diverse than Hollywood!
Instead of the main theme and various marketing films!
Science fiction, mythology, high-level comedy, promoting reform... these types of movies are the future of China.

(End of this chapter)