HuaYu: A Great Director Starting with Dream of the Red Chamber

Jing Tian pouted, looking increasingly aggrieved as she spoke, saying she hadn't touched her chopsticks much.

Li Yan thought to herself, "This is nothing, Miss. You'll have plenty more to fall for later."

From "The Warring States" to "The Great Wall", "Da Tian Tian" was always unable to become popular until "Si Teng" finally turned her life around.

Moreover, he had seen the official manuscript of "The Great Biography of Sun Tzu".

It looks just like a "rice washing" project... well, a resource exchange project.

Without asking any further questions, he wiped his mouth and looked at Jing Tian: "Want to hear the truth?"

"You said you don't need to give me a perfunctory answer."

"Alright, I'll get straight to the point then."

Li Yan hit the nail on the head:

"Let's put acting skills aside for now; that's not something you can learn in a day or two... Your biggest problem right now is that the production team and your team have fundamentally misjudged your image."

"Wrong?" Jing Tian blinked, looking a little confused.

"What role will you be playing in 'The Great Biography of Sun Tzu'? A strong woman struggling between love and revenge, right?"

Li Yan pointed to Jing Tian's still slightly chubby face:

"Look at yourself now. You look like a spoiled rich girl who has never suffered. Your eyes are as clear as a college student's."

"Are you being given a role filled with deep-seated hatred and family feuds, and you even have to act opposite veteran actors like Zhang Fengyi? Are you being promoted or are you being sabotaged?"

"The director is just an art director. Do you think he's Wong Kar-wai? Does he understand narrative structure or how to direct actors?"

"Trying to haul coal in a sports car? Can you even handle it? It's completely misguided!"

Jing Tian loved hearing this; it struck a chord with her.

Her emotions come and go quickly.

He stopped poking at the food, tossed his fork aside, and nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face.

"Yes, yes, that's exactly it! I didn't know where to put my hands on set. The director didn't explain anything, he just told me to figure it out myself. How could I possibly figure it out?! I was terrified of Zhang's face every day!"

Just moments ago she was feeling wronged, but after Li Yan's analysis, Jing Tian's mood instantly improved.

"As expected of my brother, he's much better than those old men!"

As if she had remembered something, she leaned closer mysteriously and blinked:

"Oh, by the way, we've been talking about me. Is your relationship with Yang Mi... real?"

"What's true?"

"Your boyfriend? People online are saying you two don't look like you're acting, those eyes, tsk tsk~ I'm your sister, tell me the truth."

This sudden, gossipy look made Li Yan's lips twitch.

"How did this come about? That's just acting! You're an actor, don't you know? It's all just acting."

"Tch~" Jing Tian curled her lip, looking unconvinced.

"They're all from Beijing Film Academy, everyone knows each other. With Yang Mi's usual acting skills, is she capable of acting like that? If you say there's no emotion, I just don't believe it."

Li Yan hadn't expected this, and said helplessly:

"Okay, I admit it, it's because I'm good at it, I gradually wore her down, is that alright?"

"Really? You can train her like that?"

Li Yan nodded.

Jing Tian's eyes lit up instantly, her face full of eagerness.

"Do you have any movies coming out lately? You mean... movies where the actor seems really good at acting, very deep, and very impressive? Could you make one for me too?"

"Your scheme is so clever, I've heard it all over Qin Province..."

Li Yan joked, "However, I am indeed preparing to shoot a short film recently, to compete for awards abroad. It's a suspense film, which is very interesting."

"Aiming for the awards? Like Cannes?"

Jing Tian got even more excited and grabbed Li Yan's wrist, shaking it. "Do you need a female lead? How about me? No money required!"

"The female lead is an old lady."

"Ah..." Jing Tian immediately deflated again.

"There is a female supporting character, who is set up as a dance student. She has a good figure and a great temperament."

"A dance student? I can do it! I'm from the Beijing Dance Academy!" Jing Tian immediately perked up, patting her chest. "This is just my true self!"

Looking at her eager and naive appearance, Li Yan suddenly felt a mischievous urge.

Looking at her with a serious expression:

"There's a pivotal scene where the character is changing clothes at home and is spied on by the male lead, who's pretending to be blind. From an artistic standpoint, it requires... well, to take her clothes off!"

"ah?!"

Jing Tian's face flushed instantly, and she instinctively covered her chest.

"Nude...nude scenes?"

Li Yan suppressed his laughter and continued spouting nonsense:

"It's not nudity, it's underwear, the kind you wear casually. How should I put it? It's for the sake of dramatic tension, a sacrifice for art."

"rogue!"

Jing Tian spat. Although she knew that such things happened quite often in movies, this obedient girl still couldn't accept it.

"Why do you always film this kind of indecent stuff? Are you up to no good?"

Li Yan shrugged: "Then there's nothing we can do. When it comes to awards, what's that saying again? 'Scale equals depth.' Look at Tang Wei, it's all art!"

Although Jing Tian verbally expressed her disdain, she actually became more interested in Li Yan's project.

In her memory, those films that win awards abroad do indeed have to add some "artistic" content.

The less you understand it, the more explicit it is, the more sophisticated it seems.

"No, I won't act, but I have to visit the set!"

Jing Tian raised her chin and snorted:

"I want to see how you do art! And I'll also keep an eye on things for you, so you don't ruin some young girls."

Li Yan wasn't really asking her to act; he was just teasing her.

"Of course I'd love to welcome Miss Jing! Her presence would be an honor for our production team."

……

The meal was very enjoyable.

After all, they were childhood friends, and with the success of the Canon GG as a precedent, Jing Tian had a lot of confidence in him.

At the restaurant entrance, Li Yan opened the door of the nanny van for her.

Jing Tian, ​​wearing large sunglasses that covered half her face, stepped into the car with one leg, then suddenly turned back and looked intently at Li Yan:

"Li Yan, to be honest, you made a really good short film. Let me know if you need anything."

"Also, if you ever come across a really good doujinshi that's... perfect for me, and doesn't require me to take my clothes off, you absolutely have to think of me! Otherwise, I'll go home and tell my aunt that you bullied me in Yanjing!"

Li Yan nodded with a smile:

"Don't worry, seeing you today did give me an idea. Let's talk about it in detail after I finish filming this short film."

"Really? I'm serious! You're kidding me!"

Jing Tian was in a great mood, and with a sweet smile, she got into the car and waved to him.

The black Alphard slowly started and merged into the traffic.

Inside the carriage, Yanzi, the assistant who hadn't spoken until now, glanced at the rearview mirror with some concern.

She was sent by President Lu, and it was her duty to remind this young lady:

"Tian Tian, ​​is this person... reliable? You two haven't seen each other for so many years. You can only know a person's face, not their heart. Boss Lu warned us that there are a lot of scammers in this industry..."

Jing Tian leaned back in her chair, took off her sunglasses, and curled her lip indifferently:

"What's unreliable about him? I know which way his bedroom door faces. I even beat him up when we were kids. What's there to worry about?"

"Moreover, I think he's much more reliable than those 'masters' who fawn over Uncle Lu. At least netizens like the things he makes, and he's even made Yang Mi famous."

"You wouldn't know if you weren't in there, but his analysis of 'The Great Biography of Sun Tzu' was incredibly insightful, every single sentence hit the nail on the head. He's a hundred times better than Liu Xingang!"

At this point, she gave a soft hum:

"Besides, what's going on with Uncle Lu? He's already prepared to lose 50 million on this film, so why would he worry about me being fooled by Li Yan? As long as the script is good, I'll just invest myself!"

The swallow opened its beak, but could only helplessly close it.

You're rich, you can do whatever you want, it's your decision.