1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 57 Meeting Hong Kong Compatriots

"Comrade Fusheng, your concept of 'truly listening, truly seeing, and truly feeling' is perfect for our acting department's teaching work, so..."

Chen Fusheng nodded and said, "Principal Cheng, this concept wasn't something I came up with. I used to be a foreign language teaching assistant, and I would browse some foreign works. I think I saw this concept in a foreign magazine, but I've forgotten what it was called. But if you want to use it, feel free to use it. It's okay."

"Yes, I must thank Comrade Fusheng for that, but that's not what I actually wanted to say."

Seeing the puzzled look on Chen Fusheng's face, Cheng Ying continued, "What I'd like to say is, Comrade Fusheng, would you be interested in teaching at the Beijing Film Academy?"

After hearing what Principal Cheng Ying said, Chen Fusheng looked slightly taken aback. He paused for a moment before smiling wryly and saying, "Principal Cheng, you've gone a bit too far with that joke!"

"How could I joke about something like this? I'm sincerely inviting Comrade Fusheng to come to the Beijing Film Academy as a performance teacher. It all depends on whether you're willing, Comrade Fusheng."

To be honest, this is actually a bit against the rules, but given Principal Cheng Ying's personal prestige and influence, no one would stand up to object if he insisted on recruiting Chen Fusheng.

However, Chen Fusheng had just joined the Film Bureau's foreign exchange earnings team, so naturally he couldn't come to the Beijing Film Academy to become a teacher.

"Thank you for your kind recommendation, Principal Cheng. I believe that I am not yet qualified to be a teacher in the acting department and I would not dare to mislead the students. Moreover, I have just joined the film revenue generation working group led by Director Shi and am too busy to attend to everything. Therefore, I would like to thank you again, Principal Cheng, for your recommendation and consideration."

Cheng Ying had already discerned Chen Fusheng's attitude from his words, so she didn't try to persuade him further, only expressing her regret.

The conversation then turned to their film revenue-generating task force.

"Alas, it's just that I'm getting old, and my physical strength and energy are not what they used to be. Plus, now that I've become the president of the Beijing Film Academy, I can't get away from it. Otherwise, I would like to follow Comrade Chen Huaikai's example and work with you young people to give it another shot in achieving the goal of making foreign exchange for the country through film."

"Your work is also great. Even if you don't have the energy to make more movies now, there will definitely be students you train who can fulfill your wish after graduation. You just need to take care of your health now."

Chen Fusheng remembered that Principal Cheng Ying would pass away in a few years, so he deliberately gave her a 'reminder'.

"Haha, thank you for your concern, Comrade Fusheng. What you said is indeed true. However, our students at Beijing Film Academy are ultimately just flowers in a greenhouse. They cannot bloom without experiencing the storms of the outside world. So, Comrade Fusheng, if you and Director Han have any needs for roles or manpower, please give our students from Beijing Film Academy more opportunities. They are all very outstanding."

Chen Fusheng and Han Sanping exchanged a glance and nodded to Principal Cheng Ying, but did not make any promises.

They continued chatting for another ten minutes or so before Chen Fusheng and Han Sanping came out of Principal Cheng's office. Unexpectedly, they were greeted by several female students from the Beijing Film Academy who were holding notebooks or magazines such as "Fangcao" and "Northern Literature".

"Comrade Fusheng, could you please sign your name for us?"

"Uh... of course, no problem."

Although Chen Fusheng was somewhat surprised, no one would be embarrassed to refuse such a request.

He took the pen and magazine from the first female classmate and asked, "Excuse me, what's your name?"

"Liu Jia, my name is Liu Jia."

"Okay, I wish Liu Jia all the best in her future studies, may she achieve her goals through writing, and may her future be bright and prosperous—Chen Fusheng!"

"..."

"Your name is Fang Shu, right? Okay, I wish you, Fang Shu, a brilliant writing career, a dream-filled heart, and steady progress towards your ideals. May your future be bright and promising! —Chen Fusheng!"

"..."

"May Zhu Lin broaden his horizons, accumulate knowledge and skills, and become his own shining light!" — Chen Fusheng

"..."

"Wishing Guo Jing continued success and high spirits, with both the perseverance to burn the midnight oil and the sweetness of achieving his goals—Chen Fusheng!"

"..."

"Wishing Zhang Tielin happiness every day—Chen Fusheng!"

At first, only a few female classmates asked Chen Fusheng for his autograph, but after those girls spread the word, more and more people came to him for autographs.

So later on, Chen Fusheng's blessings became increasingly concise.

"Phew, finally finished signing, Lao Han, let's go, let's go."

"Why are you walking so fast? I saw you were having a great time signing autographs for your classmates."

"It was great at first, but I got numb to it as more people joined in."

To be honest, Chen Fusheng had essentially turned this into a 'fan signing event'...

Wait, no, there's no "sell" in the middle.

Han Sanping added somewhat sourly, "Alright, stop acting all innocent after getting such a good deal. I haven't even had anyone ask me for an autograph yet."

"That's easy, just write a novel and publish it."

"Never mind then, I don't have your talent."

After a pause, Han Sanping changed the subject, saying, "By the way, are there any students from this batch of Beijing Film Academy students that you have your eye on?"

"Thank you, I have a wife."

"Damn, I didn't know you had a wife. What are you thinking? I'm asking about the actors, the actors in our next film."

“Oh… an actress.” Chen Fusheng thought for a moment and said, “That Comrade Zhu Lin, perhaps she could try out for the female lead.”

"You still say you have no ideas, but you remember people's names perfectly."

"..." Chen Fusheng looked at Han Sanping, who had a half-smile on his face, and really wanted to swear.

"Just kidding, don't take it seriously."

Chen Fusheng wasn't petty, and the matter quickly passed. As for whether Zhu Lin will be cast as the female lead, Su Manqing, in "The Tuner," it's still uncertain.

But she became a backup option.

……

"Director Han, Comrade Fusheng, where have you two been today? I've been in the office all morning and haven't seen you either."

Chen Huaikai didn't notice Han Sanping and Chen Fusheng entering the office until the afternoon, and couldn't help but ask them about it in surprise.

The reason he didn't know was because their work group had relatively flexible hours and didn't need to take attendance. So this morning, Chen Fusheng and Han Sanping got up and just slipped away without even coming to the office to sign in.

"We've seen your son!"

"You saw my son?" Chen Huaikai took a couple of seconds to react, then asked with even greater surprise, "You went to the Beijing Film Academy?"

"Yes."

What would you do at the Beijing Film Academy?

"To repay a favor!" Han Sanping then recounted to Chen Huaikai how he had first sought help from Principal Cheng Ying when he brought "Bullfighting" to the capital last time.

"I see."

Chen Huaikai nodded, then seemed to remember something and said to the two of them, "By the way, Secretary Wang came looking for you earlier, saying that the Hong Kong compatriots watched your film 'Cow' and wanted to meet with you, but you weren't there at the time."

"when?"

About half an hour ago.

Upon hearing this, Chen Fusheng and Han Sanping exchanged a glance. Neither of them had expected that Liao Gong would actually call on their Hong Kong compatriots for the sake of their film.

……

The Hong Kong representatives that Liao Gong "called back" this time were a married couple.

The man's name is Fu Qi, and he is the general manager of Great Wall Company, one of the three major left-wing companies in Hong Kong.

The woman's name was Shi Hui, and she was the second of the three princesses of the Great Wall.

The other two princesses are Xia Meng and Chen Sisi.

Of course, their era has passed, and the three princesses are now wives and mothers, some even remarried.

At this moment, Fu Qi and Shi Hui had just finished visiting Liao Gong and were planning to go to the Film Bureau to meet the two heroes of "Cow". Unexpectedly, just as they were about to set off, they saw two young men walking in led by staff members.

"Comrade Fu Qi, Comrade Shi Hui, these two are Comrade Han Sanping and Comrade Chen Fusheng from the Film Bureau. They said they are here to see you."

"Yes, yes, yes." When Shi Hui and Fu Qi heard that these two young men were the people they wanted to meet, they quickly nodded to the staff and then went up to shake hands with Chen and Han one by one.

"I'm really sorry to have troubled you two to make this trip."

"You're welcome."

"Come on, let's go to the conference room inside and sit down to talk."

Not long after the four moved to the conference room, a leader from the news agency arrived and gave Chen Fusheng and Han Sanping a detailed introduction to Fu Qi and Shi Hui's resumes.

Originally, Han Sanping definitely didn't know anything about Fu Qi and Shi Hui. Although Chen Fusheng had heard of their names before he transmigrated, he wasn't particularly 'familiar' with them.

After listening to the leader's introduction, and learning that these two were actually revolutionary veterans from the 1967 incident and were also the organizers, I was immediately filled with respect.

Of course, their next topic of conversation was mainly about movies, specifically "Cow".

"I heard that back then, Comrade Han Sanping persuaded your factory leaders and then came to Beijing alone to send this movie abroad?"

"I was lucky; I met helpful people along the way."

“You said you met a benefactor on the road, which at least shows that you took the first step. If you hadn’t even taken the first step, how could you have met a benefactor?” Fu Qi continued, “But what I’m more curious about is, Comrade Han Sanping, how did you come up with that idea back then?”

"It's related to Fusheng. That afternoon, our Emei Film Studio was showing a movie... I forgot what it was called, but it was an award-winning film at the Berlin International Film Festival. At that time, Fusheng said something like, 'When will our films have the opportunity to go abroad?' I was inspired by his words, so I wanted to give it a try, just in case it worked out."

"I didn't expect it to actually work out later?"

"Yes, I didn't expect it to actually happen."

"Comrade Fusheng, your acting in 'Cow' was truly amazing, but I heard you're not a professional actor?"

"Yes, before acting in 'Cow,' I was a foreign language teaching assistant."

"How did you manage to deliver such a powerful performance in 'Cow'?"

"Acting has been a hobby since I was a child, and I might also have a little bit of talent."

"I think Comrade Fusheng, your performance in 'Cow' deserves an award for Best Actor."

"Thank you for your recognition, Comrade Fu Qi."

"Would you like to develop your career in Hong Kong? Actually, your acting style is more suitable for Hong Kong."

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