I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 64 "Fuck you!"

Imperial Capital, Room B-30, 3F, Building 2, No. 0071 Shixing Street, Shijingshan District.

The address of Huamei Space-Time Culture Communication Co., Ltd., which will be very famous in the future industry, is here.

Teng Huatao was a bit overweight. He leaned on the sofa in the office and handed the book Love Is Not Blind published by CITIC Press to a bald man with a beard next to him. He said, "Lao Cao, take a look. This book is very interesting!"

"New drama?"

Cao Dun narrowed his eyes slightly, and his thin face showed some emotion: "You are not going to shoot "Female Editor" anymore?"

"Yes, but don't you want to try your hand at film?"

Teng Huatao glanced at Cao Dun. He knew very well what the other person's dream was.

Both of them were colleagues who had tried to save the country through a roundabout way at the Beijing Film Academy. When the Beijing Film Academy's directing department was recruiting students in 91, Teng Huatao originally thought that he could get in by relying on the reputation of his father Teng Wenzhi and some connections.

After all, his father was a well-known director of the fourth generation of Beijing Film Academy, and he had a good relationship with the then director of the directing department of Beijing Film Academy, Lao Situ, and his tutors Zheng Dongtian and Xie Fei.

Especially Zheng Xie, they can be said to be "comrades-in-arms" who made movies together, the only difference is that they wear the same pants.

But I never expected that the Beijing Film Academy's directing department would undergo a reform that year, and it stopped recruiting undergraduate students and only recruited graduate students.

Moreover, graduate students can only be admitted by undergraduate graduates from other majors, and they need to systematically complete undergraduate film courses. They will begin to enroll students in "classes" of four or more people!

Teng Huatao, who was only in high school at the time, obviously did not meet the requirements.

In the end, Teng Wenji had no choice but to find him a place in the Department of Literature, as he obviously would not be able to get into the Department of Photography.

Cao Dun also wanted to be a director, and was admitted to the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy.

At this point, the two people's fates are linked, having met each other while working together on a short film while in school.

After hearing that Teng Huatao's father was the famous director Teng in the industry, Cao Dun could no longer hide his desire to make friends with him.

He came from an ordinary family and had to rely on Teng Huatao to become famous.

Teng Huatao was impressed by Cao Dun's strength, and the two have been working together for 20 years.

"Movie?"

As expected, Cao Dun sat up straight and said with a smile, "Really?"

"How could it be false? I asked Xiao Zhao to contact them!"

"Haha, yes!"

Cao Dun grinned, snatched the book away, glanced at the title, and his smile faded a little: "Broken Heart?"

“Is there a market for this subject matter?”

"Of course there are. There are already two episodes of Love Call Transfer, and Feng Xiaogang is even preparing to release the second episode of If You Are the One!"

"That's love, this is heartbreak... who cares?"

Cao Dun touched his bald head and subconsciously turned the title page. Teng Huatao said, "Love breakup is just a gimmick. The core is still love. Take a look. It's very interesting, especially the words!"

“Haha, it’s not bad!”

Cao Dun couldn't help laughing when he saw the opening sentence "Huang Xiaoxian'er! Your phone was always turned off when I called you! Are you dying of poverty?"

"Yeah, I think young people will like it if I make this movie!"

"Lao Cao, do you want to try it?"

Teng Huatao looked at his old friend with hope.

Perhaps he is the only one who knows that those so-called hit TV series he produced were actually created by this tall and thin guy.

Yes, Cao Dun is a very talented person.

In addition to his excellent photography skills, he is also a good screenwriter. In "Home Sweet Home", he is basically half a director, as well as a cinematographer and screenwriter.

He also adapted the previous work "Wang Gui and Anna".

Of course, Cao Dun’s most impressive work is “The Story of a Noble Family” in 02, which was his first work as a photographer.

In the first ten years, Cao Dun was in a learning mentality, and when he collaborated with Teng Huatao, he also learned skills from other photographers; while Teng Huatao relied on his father and many nominal directors to shoot many movies and TV series, and made a little name in the industry.

He thought it was his own ability, so in 07 he took the lead and asked Huayi for investment, spending 5000 million to make a commercial thriller "The Devil in Your Heart", which brought together Li Ming, Fan Bingbing and Liu Ruoying, but in the end it only made a pitiful box office of more than 200 million.

The movie was bombed at my grandma's house, and I obviously won't dare touch it again.

Moreover, he didn't even have the confidence to direct alone. It happened that Cao Dun had just returned from his studies and was ready to show his skills. The two hit it off immediately, and their first TV series together, "Double-Sided Adhesive Tape", became a hit in the entire market.

Later works such as "Wang Gui and Anna" and "Dwelling Narrowness" pushed Teng Huatao to the ranks of the country's top directors of family ethics TV dramas.

But in fact, these were all the work of Cao Dun.

Including the later "Naked Marriage" and "Love Is Not Blind", Cao Dun served as director and cinematographer, and also worked part-time as a screenwriter.

It wasn't until 2012 that the two broke up completely.

Teng Huatao's true colors were revealed at this point. His movies and TV series flopped one after another, and by the time of "Shanghai Fortress" he was a complete failure, he became a laughing stock in the industry.

Cao Dun actually has the most say on this point.

But, this guy has a good father and a good mother. His father is the vice president of the Directors Association, and his mother is the director of the Science Fiction Association. He also reaped the benefits of starring in one of the rare science fiction movies in China, "Pili Babe".

Cao Dun has already filmed three TV series to prove himself, and now of course he wants to make his lifelong dream - a movie.

This is the ultimate goal of every photography and directing department at Beijing Film Academy.

Even though the movie "Love Is Not Blind" in front of him doesn't seem very reliable to him, a person who wants to make a movie can't help but feel that he can't resist it, just like Teng Huatao who wanted to make a movie to prove himself a few years ago.

"Do it!" "Do it now, my hands are itching!"

Cao Dun waved the book in his hand and said, "I'll take it back and have a look!"

"This author is also from Beijing Film Academy, and she's my junior!"

Teng Huatao came close to Cao Dun and said, "Department of Literature. Actually, I followed her last year. I didn't expect that the posts she posted on Douban would be published. I thought the posts were quite interesting at the time. She is a very thoughtful girl!"

"Don't be a girl, how much are you going to invest?"

Cao Dun felt that the investment in this thing shouldn't be high, but it would be good for practicing.

"After I launch the project, I'll go begging for alms. I should be able to get 1000 million, right?"

"Perfect online games make a lot of money!"

Tuk-tuk-tuk!
The sound of high heels and the sudden knock on the door made Teng Huatao and Cao Dun both raise their heads.

"Come in!"

She is Teng Huatao’s personal secretary Zhao Zhao. This girl is actually quite talented. She is a writer, screenwriter, secretary, copywriter, and public relations officer... Teng Huatao plans to let her be the director in his next TV series "Female Editor".

"Director Teng, someone intercepted us!"

Zhao Zhao pushed the door open and started talking as soon as he closed the door.

"..."

Teng Huatao's face suddenly darkened, and Cao Dun next to him threw the book away.

Damn, I had all this fun for nothing. I actually thought we were going to make a movie.

This is a complete break.

"Which company intercepted it?"

Teng Huatao stood up, and Zhao Zhao looked a little strange: "That Bao Jingjing must have been deceived. He said he was an art student from Beijing Film Academy!"

"WTF?"

"???"

Teng Huatao's expression was as wrinkled as an orange peel, and he looked like an old man from the future looking at his phone: "Art exam candidate?"

What a mess.

Art exam candidates buy film and television copyrights?
Is this an international joke?
"That's what Bao Jingjing told me. She said that the art exam candidate knew Zhang Yimou!"

Teng Huatao: “…”

Cao Dun: “…”

"No, Huazi, how old is Bao Jingjing?"

Cao Dun was just there watching the show as a spectator and was quite amused.

"He's not very old, I don't know exactly how old he is!"

"Hahaha, no wonder, I've run into a professional scam!"

In this industry, this is very normal, especially for young screenwriters and authors. They always trick everyone, and the person involved is a girl.

"Bao Jingjing said that she saw with her own eyes this art student chatting and laughing with Zhang Yimou!"

“And then you sold the copyright?”

Teng Huatao held his forehead with his hand. It was a real shame that man proposes, God disposes. He had never thought about this happening at all.

"Director Teng, Bao Jingjing sent me the phone number of the art student who bought her copyright. Why don't you contact him and ask him?"

Zhao Zhao handed Teng Huatao a piece of note paper.

On it was Chen Jin's name and cell phone number.

"Forget it, let's check it out first!"

"Let's see where this kid came from... If he's really related to Zhang Yimou, this matter will be difficult to handle!"

Teng Huatao is in a passive position now.

If you contact them, there is a high chance that they are professional sellers, and you will be ripped off by the price.

But if we don’t contact each other, it will be like a fishbone stuck in our heart, and we will feel uncomfortable no matter what.

"Okay, then I'll ask someone!"

Zhao Zhao shrugged slightly and walked out.

Teng Huatao sat down, looked at Cao Dun beside him, and said angrily: "If you want to laugh, just laugh!"

"Haha, Lao Cao, do you want to give it a try?"

"Fuck you!"

"What's going on?"

Cao Dun cursed out loud, but Teng Huatao curled his lips and said, "Who could have thought of this?"

"Wait for the news. If he doesn't have any background and is just using Zhang Yimou as an excuse, I'll tell you what I'll do to him!"

(End of this chapter)