Huayu02 started by making films.

Han Yi pulled Xie Yi to a secluded corner and asked, "Old Xie, have you managed to smooth things over with those people I told you about?"

Shay winked at Han Yi, gave him an OK sign, and said, "Spider wasn't too happy at first, but after I pulled Warner off the field, the old guy nodded in agreement."

Han Yi gave a meaningful "Oh," and said, "Are you sure you found Warner, and not took him to Lolita Island?"

Shay gave an awkward smile, a knowing look.

......

Meanwhile, the annual preliminary exams for the Beijing Film Academy have begun again. Let's count the celebrities from this year's exams... Hmm... Yu Shasha is one, right? She's a regular cast member in the web series "Lady of the House".

The 03 class of Beijing Film Academy is not as good as the 02 class.

Downstairs in the Literature Department building, candidates, holding pencil cases and with their admission tickets hanging around their necks, lined up and whispered to each other.

A man with small eyes, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and a square face with distinct features was also queuing up behind the candidates. He was Guo Fan, who had failed to get into the directing department last year.

Guo Fan actually graduated this year with a bachelor's degree in law from Hainan University, but he has never been very interested in law, and he also had little interest in the job his family arranged for him at the travel channel.

So, the news that Han Yi won the Palme d'Or for short films last year as a freshman at university completely spurred him on.

Guo Fan came across this news in an internet cafe and immediately called home, saying, "I want to be a director! I want to make movies!"

Unfortunately, in 02, apart from a few students admitted through connections, the Beijing Film Academy's directing department gave all the remaining spots to international students.

Don't you even know who you are? Do you think you're qualified to get into the directing department of Beijing Film Academy?

He and a group of other candidates who had failed the directing exam were whispering among themselves:

"Damn it, why do you have to be in that damn directing department? It's not like you can't make movies in other departments."

"Exactly! I think the Literature Department is pretty good. First there was Section Chief Jia, then Han Yi. Director Han is a ruthless guy who won an award for his film as a freshman!"

"Do you think we can just walk into the directing department whenever we want? Don't you even look at those film industry successors? Pah..."

"I said back then it was unreliable. Look at all those famous directors, how many of them graduated from a directing program?"

"Zhang Yimou?"

"He's a photography major!"

"Wang Xiaoshuai?"

Is he famous?

"Isn't that Kai guy?"

"I'm not afraid to say that Brother Kai failed to get into Peking University and came to Beijing Film Academy as a second choice."

Where is Zhang Yuan?

"This is good. I like his 'Bridget Jones'. Of course, I only like the movie title."

Listening to these discussions at the back of the line, Guo Fan couldn't help but worry about his future at Beijing Film Academy. He had chosen a backup plan: if he couldn't get into the Department of Literature, he would apply directly to the School of Management.

If Han Yi knew this, he would definitely tell Chen Chen directly that the Management Department should just take Guo Fan away, and that he would become the most famous person in their department in the future.

"Look, isn't that Du Zhe? He's from the photography department."

"Tch, looks just like us."

"Yes, yes, I heard he directed the movie adapted from that documentary?"

"You're kidding me. If he hadn't entered school a year earlier than me, I would have been the one carrying the camera for Director Han, and I would have been the director of the movie."

"You're right. My grandpa even won an award for carrying the machine for Han Yi..."

Guo Fan listened to these words with his head turned to the side, then looked up at Du Zhe, thinking to himself:

"If I were in the same dorm as Han Yi, would you, surnamed Du, even be in this mess? Now that Han Yi has disappeared without a trace, you're still wandering around the school? You really have no sense of propriety!"

9 o'clock exactly.

The invigilators arrived, the classroom doors opened, and the candidates entered in an orderly manner, took their seats according to their numbers, and began filling in their answer sheets with 2B pencils. Talking to each other was not allowed.

There were no cameras or signal jammers, otherwise, in any exam, big or small, there would always be candidates who could come up with some tricks.

The preliminary test is a written exam on general humanities knowledge, mainly consisting of multiple-choice questions, covering basic content such as literature, history, art, and film knowledge.

The main focus is on the candidate's cultural literacy and breadth of knowledge.

Guo Fan attended the Jining Municipal Kindergarten in Shandong Province from a young age and later studied law. These kinds of questions are a piece of cake for him.

I had just picked up my pen to answer the question when I was stunned by the first one.

The first question was a multiple choice. It asked which country's director won the Palme d'Or for Short Film at the 55th Cannes International Film Festival.

A: France. B: USA. C: China. D: Germany.

Wow, this is practically a freebie! (Two points are right here, take it or leave it.)

Everyone applying to the literature department knows about Han Yi from last year. If you don't know him, go home, pack your things, and try applying to the directing department again.

Guo Fan continued writing, "That was a multiple-choice question, now it's a fill-in-the-blank question."

The Palme d'Or for Short Film at the 55th Cannes International Film Festival was won by a Chinese director ( ).

What the hell? Han Yi gave another 2 points to this group of test takers.

This exam paper was definitely prepared by Dai Degang.

Han Yi didn't get a chance to answer the next fill-in-the-blank questions, but who would have thought that the first question on the back would be the same as the first one on the other side.

Regarding director Han Yi's film "Selaginella," he shared his views on human traffickers in social news.

Alright, let's continue writing.

After the exam, Guo Fan understood Han Yi's importance in the literature department and thought to himself:

"I haven't read 'I'm glad you're dead now' or 'Selaginella' either. If the second round of the exam includes a film analysis by Han Yi, then I'll fail again."

What he didn't know was that the person at the Beijing Film Academy who knew Han Yi's films best wasn't Lao Du or Dai Degang, but Chen Chen from the Management Department. After all, she had learned about both films from Han's crew in a thorough and in-depth way.

The exam is over.

Guo Fan walked out of the classroom with a heavy heart. He wasn't the only one who thought this way; the other candidates thought the same. "I'm glad you're dead now" was a short film, and you could still get a DVD for a little money.

The key is "Selaginella," which is a banned film. Who knows if there are any copies left? And even if there are, where are they?

A group of candidates from all over the country gathered together to discuss.

"Does anyone have access to 'Selaginella'? I'll pay to rent it!"

"I'll pay too, let's have another meal at Fengzeyuan!"

Everyone stared at each other, wide-eyed. Once they were sure no one could get their hands on the resources, they scattered like birds.

There's a reason he's called the "male version of Daji." Guo Fan didn't leave; he hid on the usual route after photography class, ready to ambush Du Zhe.

11:30 PM.

Old Du staggered out of the photography department building, intending to go to the cafeteria to meet PaPa, who was just arranged to have dinner with him from the performing arts department, to discuss the casting of the female lead in "Tibetan Antelope".

As soon as I went down the stairs, I heard a voice in authentic Central Plains Mandarin: "Brother Du, Brother Du."

Hearing the voice, Lao Du turned to the side and immediately saw a small-eyed, square-faced man rushing over, saying, "Senior Brother Du, hello! I'm a candidate for the Literature Department this year, my name is..."

"Three winter drops?"

Guo Fan nodded and briefly explained why he had bothered her, stating that he wanted to watch the movie "Selaginella" to prepare for the upcoming second-round interview.

Du Zhe pondered for a moment, then looked troubled and said, "Actually, it's no use asking me about this. Brother Yi gave the copy of 'Selaginella' to Teacher Tian, ​​you know, Tian Zhuangzhuang. I don't have the negatives either..."

Guo Fan opened his mouth wide, his face full of dejection, and sighed in disappointment, "Sigh~"

"However—" Du Zhe drawled, then continued, "You'll definitely have a hard time getting an appointment with Teacher Tian, ​​but there's someone who definitely has a backup."

"Who?" Guo Fan asked, his small eyes sparkling with intelligence.

"Chen... never mind, I can't tell you her full name, but I'll tell you, just look at the news more often, she's the girl who was in both of Yi Ge's movies, just go find her."

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Guo Fan thanked them and scurried off to the internet cafe.