Full-time actor

Chapter 540 [105] Experts come to help, a film directed by Chen Yu!
"Brother, please tell me when you will join the group!"

After the graduation ceremony of the 05 class of the Central Academy of Drama ended, a group of students came forward to take pictures with Chen He. After he was free, Jiang Wen walked up to him.

The Sun hasn't started filming yet.

They said they were waiting for Chen Yu to join the crew, but in fact Chen Yu thought it was nonsense, because Jiang Wen's previous life also started filming in October, and without him, this guy would have delayed it for a long time; although Jiang Wen's movies were not as outrageous as the King in Sunglasses, the two actually had something in common.

They are all grinding kings.

The King of Sunglasses started his own company. He was rich and willful, and he was the boss and no one cared about him. Jiang Wen was chased by investors. Sometimes he didn't have enough money, and when the investment was spent, he had to find new investors to beg for money.

This is the Lord.

"Early next year. Didn't I tell you to shoot other people's scenes first?"

"I'm not the only one in the script. How many scenes do I have?"

There is no need for Chen Yu and Jiang Wen to be polite to each other. When they meet, they often argue and tease each other. This is just their personality.

"Shit, that was January, or after Chinese New Year?"

"Spring Festival!"

Chen Yu was about to finish filming "Fast and Furious 3" and wanted to take a break and go to school to recharge himself.

I mainly want to supplement my knowledge of directing, and plan to test the waters with a low-budget movie script.

Or, find a suitable director, put your name on a film together, and then practice together.

"It's a deal then. I'll ask the coordinator to include your schedule!"

"After the Spring Festival, if you stand me up again, I will go to your house and kidnap you and take you to the crew!"

Jiang Wen was a little determined, mainly because he hadn't made a movie for 5 years. This time he was going to make a good commercial film to open the eyes of the world.

It's Jiang's commercial blockbuster, and the male lead is a Chinese actor who has won the Grand Slam of the world. He was extremely excited when he thought of this cast; it looks like the movie will sweep the awards and box office after it is released.

Chen Yu just wanted to say to him, as long as you are happy.

He will also have to participate in the final editing of this movie. Word of mouth is secondary, and the threshold for watching movies needs to be lowered.

The corresponding metaphor should be more straightforward.

……

"Brother Yu, let's have dinner together tonight and discuss the release date of A World Without Thieves!"

Looking at the message sent by Wang Zhonglei, Chen Yu thought of today's class reunion; if he didn't go this time, these guys would probably have some thoughts in their minds, and it was very likely that the media would expose the news that "famous people ignore classmates" in the future.

Although you can't be 100% perfect in China, and Chen Yu's personality is not a label of a perfect artist, there are some things that are really beyond your control.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, I have a dinner party tonight and I can't turn it down. How about... a midnight snack?"

Chen Yu was texting Wang Zhonglei, and Wang Zhonglei replied quickly: "Okay, I'll arrange it!"

"I'll pay!"

"Why are you being so polite? The meal doesn't cost much!"

It is true that Wang Zhonglei suffered a great blow, but a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. The company has been greatly affected, but its funds and connections are still very strong.

This is also the reason why he was able to make a comeback and become bigger and bigger.

The backstage is the guarantee for a stable base camp.

In fact, although Chen Yu currently does not care about any domestic company, he actually has a background. His label is currently the Central Academy of Drama, which is something everyone knows.

This is also the reason why Chen Yu wanted to continue his studies and stay in the Central Academy of Drama. This way, he would still have a certain say after becoming a director.

At least, in terms of issuance and so on, certain preferential treatment can be obtained.

It’s not about the advantages in scheduling.

With Chen Yu's current box office appeal, any distribution company will certainly promote him vigorously and give him enough screenings, but the most important aspect of the box office is the schedule.

Compared to the film schedule, the release date is actually more important.

Just like in later generations, if you are given 100% of the screening time during the off-season, it may not be as good as 10% during the Spring Festival period... That's the truth.

Chen Yu can make money, but Lao Mouzi can’t?
Why are there so many people competing for the Spring Festival time slot in later generations? Ning Hao directly forces the market to make its own choices. If a new film fails, won’t it still not get the right to schedule the film first?
It’s not that many movies are bad. If they are released at a different time, their box office will most likely be better. But for some movies, hey, if they are released at a different time, it may be difficult for them to make even 10 billion.

I'm talking about you, Li Guntan!
Therefore, Chen Yu still needs to have a background, at least one that can have a say with the Film Bureau, so that when the Chinese box office market starts to flourish in the future, he will not miss out on this trend; at present, he is certainly invincible in the market.

But what about in 10 or 20 years?

You have to have a say in box office scheduling.

For this, the current Central Academy of Drama is undoubtedly the simplest and most direct. As long as Chen Yu is tied to the directing department, he will be the big boss.

The Central Academy of Drama is relying on him to help the directing department take off, so how could they not help?

After chatting with Jiang Wen, Xia Yu and Gong Li for a few words, Chen Yu walked towards the directing department.

Currently, there are only about 100 students in the entire directing department of the Central Academy of Drama, which are divided into two factions - the drama directing department and the television and film directing department.

Especially for TV and movies, there are more than 5 people in the five classes from freshman to senior year.

Yes, the directing department is a five-year program.

But among these more than 40 people, many are well-known; except for a few actors from the Drama Directing Department who became very famous in later generations, such as Tang Wei, Zhang Luyi and others... many students from the Drama Directing Department either became actors or drama directors.

This department is currently the top brand in the drama world. Both drama actors and directors are given priority in choosing from this department.

Maybe their performance of the dialogue drama is better than that of the acting class.

In the television and film department, there are actually even more celebrities.

For example, Rao Xiaozhi, who is about to graduate, is the director of "The Journey Home" and "The Unknown", with a total box office of more than 30 billion.

The husband-and-wife duo of directors of “Duds” Zhou Sheng and Liu Lu are currently junior students.

Their classmate Han Yan's life trilogy "Go Away, Tumor!", "Send You a Little Red Flower" and "Shake the Sun" have a box office of 25 billion yuan. Of course, there are also "Animal World" and "I Love You"... The total box office of the director is higher than that of Rao Xiaozhi.

He is the producer of "Life Events".

……

There are still a few such students in the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama.

Therefore, Chen Yu feels that the future of the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama can compete with that of the Beijing Film Academy; after all, the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy only produces a few well-known directors in one class.

Among the five classes of the Central Academy of Drama, there are nearly 5 students who made movies that were finally released in theaters, which is more than the five classes of students of the Beijing Film Academy.

In the future, there will be only more.

Chen Yu walked into the teaching building of the Television and Film Department. Many students along the way were obviously surprised when they recognized him.

I encountered many conversations and autograph requests along the way, and finally arrived at the classroom arranged by Ding Ruru.

Chen Yu came to attend the class.

But there were only 9 students in the 05 TV and Film Department classroom. All the students looked at Chen Yu blankly when he walked in. Except for the teacher who taught "Art Appreciation", who had received instructions from Ding Ruru, he knew that Chen Yu would come to their Directing Department for classes.

"Be quiet!"

"Starting today, Chen Yu will come to our TV and Film Directing Department to audit classes!"

“But the courses are quite casual!”

Chen Yu first had to study with the freshmen, then the sophomore and junior years... and then the master's and doctoral programs.

Because he actually has more experience in filming than anyone else here. Although he has never directed a film, he has shot a lot and seen a lot, so his efficiency in class is definitely much higher than that of other students.

In this way, you can listen to lectures and learn theories while also combining them with practice.

If you don’t have free time, you can of course learn through videos, read textbooks, etc.

After finishing his freshman year, he can go directly to his sophomore year, and there is no need to follow the class semester by semester.

He feels that his freshman year is enough and he can go directly to sophomore year.

This is only the case with Chen Yu. If it were any other student, there would definitely not be such an exception in the Central Academy of Drama.

Chen Yu spent the whole day studying.

The courses in the directing department were much more interesting than he had imagined. In addition to "Art Appreciation", he also had to learn "Audio-visual Language", "Introduction to Film and Television Technology", "Photography"... There were more courses than in the acting department. Five years of study was indeed necessary.

"goodbye!"

Chen Yu waved politely to the nine directing classmates he had just met, then turned and walked out of the classroom.

He had to attend a reunion of his acting classmates in the evening.

Liu Yifei was waiting in the car at the school gate.

"Great Director, how is it like to take classes in the directing department?"

Liu Yifei was interviewing with a smile, and Chen Yu was quite cooperative: "What can you find out in one day?"

"Hey, I'm still waiting for you to become a big director and take me under your wing!"

Liu Yifei's eyes were full of hope, she was actually in a difficult situation now, she was neither high nor low; she definitely didn't want to act in TV series, after all she had some aspirations, she had already worked with Chen Yu and Cheng Long, but she would definitely specialize in movies in the future.

But currently in China's film market, except for those produced by large production companies, many films are losing money.

Last year, there were only 73 domestic films released in a year.

There are even fewer that suit her.

Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Yu currently has no shortage of film contracts; while Liu Yifei, apart from TV dramas, has not really received many movies.

She had actually almost had enough rest these days, her senior year courses were not busy, and it was still summer vacation, and the commercial had already been filmed, so she could only look at her boyfriend, hoping that she could give her some guidance.

This period of time in her previous life was actually a vacuum period.

In addition to preparing his graduation thesis, he went to Japan to develop his record career, but he did not achieve much success in music, and after returning to China, he was targeted by Huayi.

"Finally want to work?"

Chen Yu leaned comfortably in the back seat of the nanny car as the car drove towards the dinner venue.

As soon as Liu Yifei heard what Chen Yu said, she knew there was hope.

She knew her boyfriend's character well. He never fought a battle without confidence. When he said this, it must have been arranged for her.

"Please give my daughter some pointers, sir!"

Liu Yifei spoke in a delicate voice and bowed; it is said that girls from the acting department have extra points, just the level of being able to get into the role anytime and anywhere is something that ordinary girls cannot compare to; if you add in some cosplay, the sense of immersion is instantly there, isn't it?

Chen Yu looked at his girlfriend's beautiful face so close to him, and his heart was moved.

What a joke on this face!
He thought about this every day. This girlfriend was really interesting in every way.

"I want Concubine Liu to sleep with me tonight. What do you think, my beloved concubine?"

Chen Yu told her his purpose, and Liu Yifei gave him a coquettish look, but she said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your favor~~"

"Well, that's a good answer!"

"Stand up, I have decided to grant you a life of wealth and glory!"

"Ha ha!"

Liu Yifei pinched his arm, and Chen Yu felt the pain and said, "If you do this, we will lose our wealth and glory!"

"Who cares? I think about this all day long!"

Liu Yifei blushed a little, luckily the back of the car was soundproofed. This guy was really brave.

"What are you saying? Don't you want to? I'm going to America for 2 months tomorrow!"

"Don't say that now!"

Liu Yifei only felt her ears getting hot, and her face was definitely not looking good. She herself felt it was frighteningly red, but just as Chen Yu said, she did think about it.

"Food, sex, and nature are all part of human nature. It's a very normal thing. He's just back from America, but he's not open-minded at all!"

"Yes, yes, you are open-minded. Okay? I will castrate you while you sleep at night!"

Liu Yifei acted like a threat, but Chen Yu was not afraid: "Okay, if you feel that you are too happy in the second half of your life, you can try it!"

"Tell me about wealth and glory, let me see how rich you are, and think about what position to unlock for you tonight!"

Puff~~~
"I want to get off!"

This girl drives at a speed that is like a rolling car. She was shy just now, but now that she starts chatting, the wheels of the car can directly hit her face.

"That's what I thought!"

"Two dramas. Director Li Yang has been telling me that he wants to make a movie about the trafficking of female students. The scale is a bit large, but I will suggest to him that he either use a stand-in or leave blanks. But you will definitely have to sacrifice a lot in terms of makeup!"

When talking about business, Chen Yu also became serious: "Just like when I was filming Blind Well, I had to take a bath and look bad. Can you do it?"

"You can do it, why can't I?"

Liu Yifei felt that there was no problem, the main thing was that she could really endure hardship.

"For the second part, I will write the script for you myself and we will act it together!"

"I'm going to be the director, but I'll find an expert to help us!"

"Master? Which one?"

Liu Yifei understood what Chen Yu meant, which was that he would be the director and find an assistant director to help; many actors who made their transitions in later generations followed this approach.

"You don't know him, he's a senior from our Central Academy of Drama!"

"I'm not doing well now!"

"You're from the Central Academy of Drama... I thought you were from the Beijing Film Academy!"

It is now obvious that, except for Jiang Wen, other directors of the Central Academy of Drama have no presence at all.

"He's not a good mix, how do you know he's a master?"

“Recommended by the teacher!”

Of course Chen Yu was talking nonsense. The person he was looking for was none other than the future top director of the Central Academy of Drama - Diao Yinan.

"what type is it?"

“Bullying!”

"Better Days"!
This is director Chen Yu's debut film, and it's a film he has been thinking about for a long time and finally decided to make.

In its previous life, this drama was very popular on the Internet and received a lot of attention. It won numerous awards. Although it was only shortlisted for the Berlin New Generation section of the three major film festivals, it was nominated for the Best International Film, or Best Foreign Language Film, at the Oscars.

That was in 2020. At that moment in 06, Chen Yu felt that he could impact the top three.

In this drama, Liu Yifei not only has to hone her acting skills over and over again, but also has to get a buzz cut!
Chen Yu, I am actually looking forward to seeing Liu Yifei with a buzz cut.

In the future, Chen Yu might even have to design a bald head for her; if he doesn’t discard her advantage in appearance, how can he improve her acting skills? !
After all, she herself said in her previous life - "Do you know how much I want to shave my head?"

It also fulfilled her wish.

As for why Diao Yinan was chosen, apart from the fact that he is a student at the Central Academy of Drama, the most important reason is that he is good at this genre; he is much better than the previous director Zeng Guoxiang in the artistry of crime.

It is actually quite difficult for Hong Kong directors to shoot scripts based on the mainland, as they may not be able to adapt to the local environment.

The original script of this film is actually quite lame, but the adaptation is very good, and the topic of bullying is even more perfect... However, Zeng Guoxiang's filming is also remarkable, but after so many years of filming, Chen Yu still feels that there is room for improvement in terms of camera language and details.

This will depend on Diao Yinan to control. He can help with editing and plot.

So with so many factors involved, it is still possible to make a push for being nominated or winning an award at the three major film festivals; the most important thing is that among the leading actors is Chen Yu, and his presence at the three major film festivals is undoubtedly a plus.

There is a huge difference between having him and not having him.

"Try it!"

The main thing is to create an opportunity for Liu Yifei to win an award.

"Bullying?"

Liu Yifei obviously recalled some bad memories. She was bullied by Korean girls when she was in junior high school, so she played her true self in the film.

(End of this chapter)