Huayu: Are you even sitting up straight? You're going to be the director?

Chapter 76 Beijing Film Academy: Banners, hang up the banners!
Cao Zhongcai disregarded everything else and had absolutely no liking for Jia Zhangke.

You told me not to prolong the battle, but I can choose not to.

You told me I could go all out, and that I'd have lived in vain if I didn't kill him.

With box office revenue already at 150 million, Cao Zhong has the confidence to say anything.

At the entrance of China Film Group, Cao Zhong directly confronted Jia Zhangke.

The fighting was so fierce that it darkened the sky and blocked out the sun and moon, almost erasing the glorious avenue of Chinese pride that Jia Zhangke had built.

Netizens were all in stitches.

The media were also excited.
"The fourth director in history to earn over 100 million yuan in salary to brutally interrogate Jia Zhangke."

"Cao Zhong appeared at China Film Group Corporation for talks with Han Sanpin; the content of the talks appeared to involve him insulting Jia Zhangke."

"Jia Zhangke's reputation is hotly debated; discussions revolve around the moral depravity and the characters' motives in 'The Good Man'."

"Is it true or false that Cao Zhong said? Zhang, Chen, Jiang, and Li have all remained silent."

"Are colleagues enemies? Remarks by young Chinese director Cao Zhong in an interview spark heated debate; he verbally abuses colleagues in front of China Film Group."

The reporters were very excited.
They get a bonus whenever they encounter Cao Zhong.

The media says they don't like Cao Zhong, but even they can't bring themselves to say it.

Many media outlets gave Cao Zhong headline coverage.

Many of them seem to have forgotten the excitement they felt last year when Jia Zhangke won the Golden Lion Award as a source of pride for the Chinese community.

In fact, Cao Zhong has been the king of headlines in the entertainment industry ever since the film project was first launched last year.

The box office for "Nanjing Photo Studio" is still rising.

Off the field, Cao Zhong continued to fuel public opinion.

……

"You've really grown up, now you're really awesome."

After dealing with the reporters' siege at the entrance of China Film Group, Cao Zhong went to find Yang Mi.

Yang Mi has been sending so many messages lately, she's gone crazy. Countless QQ messages, text messages, and MMS messages, and she even includes beautiful pictures with them.

These days, there are also some unhealthy trends in art schools. Many people love to post beautiful pictures, not only in private messages, but also on websites like Moko.

Yang Mi doesn't use Moko.com, but she's ruthless when it comes to Cao Zhongfa.

Even someone as worldly-wise as Cao Zhong felt a little excited watching this.

"Stop worrying about the cows all the time," Cao Zhong said, comforting Yang Mi with his hard work. "You should take better care of yourself."

"??? Don't worry about the cow, worry more about yourself?"

"What's wrong with me?"

Yang Mi's face froze for a moment before she reacted, gritting her teeth and grumbling, "I was born in the Year of the Tiger, you bad guy!"

You've driven off, onto the highway, right?!

She was speechless!

Yang Mi had never seen this before.

After being provoked by Cao Zhong, her face turned as red as a monkey's bottom.

"Haha."

Cao Zhong smiled, pleased with Yang Mi's reaction. Being with Yang Mi was indeed the happiest and most relaxed moment for Cao Zhong during this period.

"Cao Zhong, I read your interview about the triple structure last time, and I even studied 'Farewell My Concubine' a lot afterward. I think I understand it now. The oppression at the end of the whole movie, if it were explained clearly, would definitely cause an uproar in public opinion. I understand now why this movie was banned from being shown."

Yang Mi turned her head and looked up at Cao Zhong, "You're really amazing."

Cao Zhong received a lot of emotional support from Yang Mi, which made him even more formidable.

"By the way, Mimi, you should use your job title when you work in the future."

Cao Zhongdao asked, "What job? What position?" Yang Mi was still confused.
When talking to Cao Zhong, she always felt that her academic score of over 500 was useless, and that she couldn't understand anything.

"Am I too stupid?" Yang Mi thought to herself.

“At a time like this, calling me Cao Zhong doesn’t feel very personal,” Cao Zhong said earnestly.

"Your title? I'm calling you Director Cao?" Yang Mi asked in surprise, her flushed face turning even redder. "Besides, we don't have any work right now, we're not..."

“No, this is work,” Cao Zhong interrupted Yang Mi. “You are an actor. You need to have a sense of conviction. Every moment of your life should be filled with passion for acting. Only in this way can you make better TV shows and movies. So, you need to feel this way.”

Yang Mi was manipulated for a while and actually started to feel it.

She realized after a while that Cao Zhong was teasing her, and she was furious. "You've gone too far! I make TV shows and movies, not this. Why would I feel this way?! You're so perverted."

After it was over, Yang Mi lay in Cao Zhong's arms and drew circles.

"husband……"

"Ok?"

"Director Cao, I've been so nervous lately. Your box office is so high! A lot of classmates have gone crazy, frantically contacting Wang Renjun, Qi Jiuzhou, and me. They all know you're roommates, and we're pretty close. They all want to ask if you have any new movies. When you first said you were going to make a movie, they didn't believe you, but now they're all thinking about their classmates. Especially Yuan Shanshan, she even said she wanted to... Humph!"

Yang Mi's big eyes were full of enthusiasm, "Actually, I also wanted to ask if there are any new movies."

Cao Zhongdao said, "Yes, there is, but as you know, I promised the investor in the last angel round a movie, since she invested a lot of money. So, there may not be any scenes for you for the time being. But don't worry, I will definitely find you a good role before the end of the year."

"Really?" Yang Mi was overjoyed and climbed onto Cao Zhong, giving him a tactile experience.

"Of course!" Cao Zhong looked at Yang Mi and said with emotion, "You should know that there are people supporting you all along."

Yang Mi happily pecked Cao Zhong on the lips a few times.
I'm so excited!
A moment later, he realized that Cao Zhong was still driving, and that Cao Zhong was now a day student, so he couldn't help but laugh.

"You're so annoying! Can't you just side with me indirectly? I never realized you were such a weirdo before!"

Yang Mi drew circles on Cao Zhong's belly!

She said she hated it, but she was actually very happy.

The more relaxed Cao Zhong was in front of her, the happier Yang Mi became.

……

The next day, Beijing Film Academy.

Summer vacation is coming to an end, and it's time to get things going for the start of the new school term.

The faculty and staff meeting should begin at nine o'clock.

At 8:30 in the morning,
Wang Hongwei knocked on Zhang Huijun's office door. "Principal, at this rate, Cao Zhong's movie will soon break 200 million..."

"I'm watching, I'm watching."

Zhang Huijun's eyes cleared up considerably, and he muttered to himself, "Luckily I reacted quickly, luckily I reacted quickly."

"Huh?" Wang Hongwei didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing. I mean, these are all the teaching achievements of our Beijing Film Academy."

Zhang Huijun put on a stern face, "Of course, it wouldn't have been possible without the help of Teacher Cui and your teacher Wang Hongwei."

While saying this, Zhang Huijun was secretly pleased, thinking back to when he and Cao Zhong had talked about the school being an alliance.

Whether a person chooses the right path or the wrong one truly hinges on a single thought.

Wang Hongwei reminded him, "Principal, with Cao Zhong's movie box office so high, shouldn't the school do something about it?"

Zhang Huijun narrowed his eyes.
"Oh right, the banner, hang up the banner! It's the perfect time for new students to enroll, let them all share in Cao Zhong's good fortune."

Zhang Huijun thought about it and then felt that if it were displayed at the Beijing Film Academy, it would easily expose the true colors of the Central Academy of Drama next door.

After all, the conflict between Cao Zhong and Jia Zhangke was an internal strife within the Beijing Film Academy.

Zhang Huijun made the decision: "Isn't Mei Ting, the actor Cao Zhong used, a graduate of the Central Academy of Drama? Make the banner for me too, and arrange for someone to hang it at the Central Academy of Drama as well."

Wang Hongwei: Huh?
(End of this chapter)