Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 29 Matchmaking (Seeking follow-up reading and votes)
July, Beijing Film Academy, the sun is shining!

"Come on, teacher, stand in the front center!"

"Students at the back, move closer!"

With a "click!", the graduation photo was frozen.

The Directing Department only admits a dozen students at most every year, so this class has only 17 people, plus their tutors Zheng Dongtian, Tian Zhuangzhuang, and Wang Hongwei.

That’s all the people taking the photo!
Among these 17 students, two are foreigners, one Malay and one Japanese.

Fang Hong remembers that among these 17 people, the only one who later became famous in the entertainment industry was Wang Zizhao, who starred in "My Hometown and Me".

Another one is Du Xiaoyu, who has only directed one TV series and has been an actor the rest of the time.

As for the other 14, they are all useless!
This is the current situation in this circle. Resources are always controlled by the top. If you don’t have the means and achievements, no one will pay attention to you even if you are born in a formal school and even if you have the best grades.

Be humble enough to become an actor and slowly gain experience!
It's very simple. Filmmaking is a systematic project. You need to be able to direct, someone needs to give you the script, someone needs to give you money, and someone needs to organize a production for you.

Good scripts will only go to big directors, and money will only go to directors who have achieved results. To organize a project, you need to understand the ways of the world.

You can't lack any of the IQ, EQ, financial quotient, and emotional quotient. If someone teases your wife, even if you say "MMP" in your heart, you have to endure it. This is the reality.

But movies are a high-risk business with a long investment cycle, so no one would give the job to a newcomer!

At this time, Fang Hong was wearing a bachelor's gown and standing at the end of the team. In his words, he was too handsome to affect others' brilliance.

Actually, it’s because your grades are not good. Just stand back and be quiet!
The student with the best grades in their class is a guy named Yang Sheng. He is tall, handsome, and gentle, and is very popular with the teacher.

People like Fang Hong have too social temperament and are not literary, so teachers don’t like them.

After taking the graduation photos, Fang Hong shouted "Oh!" and threw his bachelor's cap into the air. The other students followed suit and were very happy!

From today on, fish will enter the sea and birds will fly into the sky!
"Xiao Fang, do you want to take the postgraduate entrance examination?"

"what!"

Fang Hong was confused and turned to look at his mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang. Was that something he could think of?
I'm curious, what makes you think so highly of it?

He didn't say that, but said, "I haven't thought about it yet."

"The film you shot, Waiting, is quite good. You can consider taking the postgraduate entrance examination to continue your studies."

Tian Zhuangzhuang has reviewed this film. He thinks the story is very good. Although the pictures are crude, the atmosphere created is very good. It is touching in the ordinary and shocking.

What he didn't know was that this short film was not shot by Fang Hong at all. He had never seen how it was shot. He just put his name on it.

The director was Fang Hong and the photographer was Yu Xian, so both of them could get their work done.

"Well." Fang Hong was embarrassed and found an excuse: "My family conditions are not good and they can't support me to continue studying, so I won't take the exam."

Making money is important, who has time to take the postgraduate entrance examination!
It's a pity for Tian Zhuangzhuang that he missed such a talented person.

But he didn't say anything, everyone has their own aspirations!

After the teacher left, Wang Zizhao patted Fang Hong on the shoulder and said, "Hey, I heard you made a movie?"

Other students also gathered around!

"Yes, but it's just a low-budget youth film." Fang Hong said.

"That's not bad. Our future is still uncertain!" Du Xiaoyu said enviously.

They also want to make a movie, but they don’t know where to start!
"If you have nowhere to go in the future, come find me. I'm always welcome." Fang Hong said.

We don't ask them to make movies, but to do some behind-the-scenes work. People in the directing department are quite versatile. They have a little knowledge of art, photography, screenwriting, etc. They are a good labor force.

In fact, he is the same. He only looks for directors with proven talent to film with. Those without achievements will be ignored for the time being because he can't afford the risk!

A movie costs a few million at a small scale or tens of millions at a large scale. It takes so long and if it fails, it will be a huge loss!

He has a far-sighted vision and knows which directors will be successful in the future, such as his junior fellow student Wen Muye, who is now in Beijing Film Academy. Although Wen Muye is older than him, he was admitted to Beijing Film Academy in 08, so Fang Hong is his senior fellow student in terms of seniority.

But Fang Hong did not look for this person. Now Yutu can only accommodate him as a director and not a second one.

"Okay, since you said that, if we can't make it, we'll depend on you." Du Xiaoyu seemed quite active.

"Hey, you can't rely on me. I'm afraid your future husband will beat me." Fang Hong joked.

The classmates around laughed.

Leisurely time is always short, and this class of students will eventually go their separate ways.

The campus is full of students walking out of the school gate, dragging luggage of all sizes with confused looks on their faces. They have to make way for new students and also face their future.

At the school gate, Fang Hong dragged his luggage and waved goodbye to the students he had worked with before, amidst the calls of "Principal".

"Principal, we agreed to conquer the world together!" Yu Xian ran over dragging his luggage.

Fang Hong put his arm around his neck, walked out of the school gate with him, and asked, "Aren't you going to take the postgraduate entrance examination?"

"Take the exam. Didn't you say you would take me to the United States? I'll go to the United States to take the exam!" Yu Xian was very ambitious.

"Okay, I will definitely take you to the United States." Fang Hong said.

In his previous life, he remembered that Yu Xian took the postgraduate entrance examination after graduation, and he had no choice at that time.

The choice we have now is, of course, to make money first and climb to a higher position!

"That short film has been submitted for an award. If it wins, we'll go together." Yu Xian was proud.

"You go, I won't go, the glory belongs to you." Fang Hong said.

It wasn't him who filmed the movie, he just produced a script. How could he be so tasteless to accept that award?

Short film awards generally don’t have much influence, they are just a qualification that allows people in the industry to know you.

Oh! So you are a director, that's it!
As for any practical significance, there is none. At most, when investors are choosing directors, they will take a closer look at you.

If you like it, maybe it will take off. If you don’t like it, you will continue to waste your time.

Just as Yu Xian wanted to say something else, Fang Hong's cell phone started beeping. Looking at the caller ID, he made a "hush" sound, signaling for silence.

Then he took a deep breath, calmed down, and tried his best to appear calm.

"Hey, Mom! I graduated!"

His mother's name is Xu Liyun, an ordinary employee in a garment factory in Jiangcheng City.

I only heard the middle-aged female voice on the phone: "So are you coming back, or will you continue to stay in Beijing?"

This is to ask about his future plans!

"Just stay in Beijing. There are many opportunities here." Fang Hong said.

"Well, be careful out there."

Xu Liyun naggingly said: "Do you have any living expenses? Do you want me to give you some more?"

"Yes, I already have a job and I'm not short of money!" Fang Hong said.

Xu Liyun felt relieved that her son found a job so quickly.

She said, "Have you found a girlfriend yet? If not, I'll ask someone to find you a matchmaker to see if there's a suitable girl. You can start dating first."

Getting married and starting a family is a tradition. Fang Hong has graduated. At his age, he is already old enough to get married in his hometown.

It’s normal for parents to arrange a blind date for him!

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