Huayu: Reborn in 97, transferring to the Central Academy of Drama's star-studded class

Although the movie is about the relationship between teachers and students in high school, Jiang Lai felt that it could be completely transformed into their Central Academy of Drama, with the same strict teachers and the same mischievous students.

After considering all the current conditions, he said, "Our most urgent task now is to get the teacher to forgive us, so making a 90-minute movie is definitely impossible due to time constraints. However, I think making a short film of 10 or 20 minutes is feasible. What do you think?"

Upon hearing that there was hope, the students disregarded whether it was a short film or not and unanimously agreed.

Jiang Lai nodded and continued, "Okay, if we decide to film it, the content definitely can't be random. I think it should revolve around the teacher-student relationship. I have an idea here for everyone to consider."

He slightly modified the plot of the movie in his mind and told it to his classmates. Their eyes lit up and they immediately felt that it was tailor-made for their Class 96. They started discussing how to act it out.

Jiang Lai quietly came to the door. Although everyone assumed he could find the director, he still had to ask if the director had time.

He currently knows three directors, and he hasn't seen any of Jia Kezhang's films yet, but based on the director's description, he feels that they are not suitable for this kind of heartwarming storyline.

Lou Ye could tell from the script that this person was too artistic, so he passed on him as well.

After thinking it over, Jiang Lai dialed Director Feng's number.

"Hey, Director Feng, when is our movie going to be released?" Jiang Lai planned to chat casually for a bit first.

"Oh my little Mr. Jiang, don't rush me, it'll be done soon. I'm so busy editing videos every day that I don't even have time to eat."

Hearing this, Jiang Lai felt a little embarrassed, but still forced himself to speak: "Um, Director Feng, there's something I'd like to ask you, it's like this..."

Jiang Lai briefly explained the situation, and to everyone's surprise, Director Feng agreed very readily, saying that it was a good opportunity to get out and relax.

Jiang said he wouldn't let him work for free; he would pay him the normal director's rate.

Director Feng replied with just one sentence:

"You're so tacky!"

He hung up the phone after saying that.

Jiang Lai was inexplicably touched. No matter what the other party's motives were, at least their attitude was there. They were willing to put down their most important work to help these little guys play.

Jiang Lai sighed inwardly, and as he turned around, Zhang Ziyi was standing behind him.

He was momentarily at a loss, and couldn't help but recall what happened after he pulled the other person away from the playground that night.

"Your classmates asked you to find a director, they won't put you in a difficult position, will they?" Zhang Ziyi's eyes darted around, his tone indifferent.

Jiang Lai felt a warmth in his heart; he could tell it was concern. He tilted his head back proudly and said, "No problem, this is just me showing off my connections!"

"Okay, that's good."

The corridor was dimly lit, and the two of them remained silent in awkward silence. Zhang Ziyi looked up and saw Jiang Lai staring at her without blinking, and felt inexplicably nervous.

"Then, let's go back."

"Alright, let's go!"

The two walked back side by side, pushed open the door of the rehearsal room, and found the students still sitting in a circle, all looking at the two of them.

"Whoa~~" ×N

A commotion arose.

After receiving the call, Director Feng rushed to the Central Academy of Drama without stopping. He really didn't want to stay in the editing room for even a second longer.

With the addition of a director, the script quickly took shape.

Director Feng suggested that since it was going to be a short film of no more than twenty minutes, they should discard the unnecessary details and focus the main storyline on the teacher's battle of wits and courage over his bicycle, interspersed with some real stories between the students.

The ending was that the teacher's bicycle was lost, but the students took the initiative to find it, leading to a reconciliation between the teacher and students, and a satisfactory conclusion.

The students readily agreed and began to recount interesting stories from their school days.

Director Feng felt that the story was too heartwarming but lacked dramatic conflict, so he quickly made some changes.

Drama originates from life but transcends it, and no one has any objection to that.

So Director Feng started assigning roles. Jiang Lai played the most prominent troublemaker student, who was also the leader of the group of mischievous boys. Zhang Ziyi played an excellent student who was both academically and morally upright, and she had a romantic relationship with Jiang Lai in the drama.

This shows that our Comrade Xiao Gang has absolutely no selfish motives, hmm.

On the boys' side, Liu Ye plays a shrewd but somewhat naive strategist, Dang Hao and Qin Hao play a pair of hilarious, unfortunate brothers, and Niu Qingfeng plays a role that suits him, portraying a miserable and overworked class monitor.

On the female side, Hu Jing plays the spoiled and willful young lady, while Zeng Lai, Yuan Quan, and Qin Hai act as a group of best friends.

The other students are just background figures, given a few lines and that's it.

As for the role of the teacher, Director Feng looked at all the youthful faces and realized that it would be inappropriate for them to play the part. He said, "I'll find someone for this role," and then hurriedly went back to find someone. They would come back tomorrow to officially start filming.

The students are working hard to rehearse their lines so they can finish filming tomorrow, as they still need to leave time for editing.

Student days are wonderful. There may be some minor disagreements, but looking back years later, they might even seem a little endearing.

The next day, Director Feng arrived with Wang Xiaolie and their camera.

Xu Fan followed behind; Director Feng had invited her to play the role of Teacher Chang Li.

"I heard from Lao Feng that you guys are going to make a movie dedicated to our teachers. I also graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, and I'm so happy to be able to participate. But, I hope everyone doesn't mind?"

The girl's smile was so warm that the students had absolutely no reason to refuse.

"No problem, Sister Fan! You're perfect for playing a teacher!"

"I'm starting to feel like we're actually making a movie."

This girl became famous relatively early, and her classmates were all very excited. They originally just thought they would take some casual photos, but it turned out that a celebrity would be involved.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the group went to a lecture hall to film a scene of students meeting their teachers for the first time.

As Xu Fan stepped onto the podium, she instantly exuded an aura of authority. Every glance and expression made the students feel as if they were truly facing Teacher Chang Li.

The entire Class of '96 worked together seamlessly this time, with no one letting them down.

Director Feng originally thought that since they were all students, their performances would be just passable, but they all performed more vividly than the last.

Even in inconspicuous spots on the background, the students were able to react naturally to the storyline.

Good performances are complementary; Xu Fan portrayed the strictness of a teacher, and the students also gave a great performance.

This made Director Feng more and more excited as he filmed. He realized that there couldn't just be one teacher; there had to be several teacher roles to work together. So he started making phone calls to find more people.

Everyone, come and make a cameo appearance for me!

The Central Academy of Drama was in an uproar on that day!

Chen Hao, the girl who would later be known as the "heartthrob," was at this moment just a naive young woman who had just entered university.

She was just about to go to the library to look at books on performance when she caught a glimpse of three figures out of the corner of her eye.

"Huh? Is that He Bing? And next to him are Hu Jun and Guo Tao? Why are these senior students back?"

The girl was puzzled, but she didn't take it too seriously. There are too many stars who have gone out of the Central Academy of Drama, and it's normal for a few to come back to visit their teachers occasionally.

She continued walking toward the library, only to see three more figures.

Chen Baoguo, Chen Daoming, Jiang Wen.

The little girl's scalp tingled instantly!

Not only Chen Hao, but all the students at school today were stunned.

What day is it today? Why are all these big names back at school?

Later on, there were people who weren't from the Central Academy of Drama, such as Liu Bei, Yang Lixin, Zhang Guoli, and Ge You.

Especially that bald guy at the end, the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor!! (Screams are warranted here.)

Director Feng called on everyone who was free, and everyone felt that it was very meaningful for the students to spontaneously organize and want to make a film for their teacher, even if it was a short film of less than twenty minutes.

Especially for those who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, Director Feng doesn't have that many connections yet, so they all inform each other.

Upon hearing that they were junior students from the Central Academy of Drama, they all put aside their work and squeezed in time to come, just for a cameo appearance that might only last a few dozen seconds.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the school. Students swarmed around the school, eager to find out what had happened. School leaders were also alarmed by the commotion and rushed over, only to be stopped by the group from Class 96.

Finally, having no other choice, Jiang Lai stepped forward and said, "Dear teachers and students, our Class of '96 in the Performing Arts Department has prepared a surprise. We will let you know when it is completed. Please join us then. Now, please go back."

The leaders and teachers were puzzled, but they didn't bother them any further.

Only a few scattered students, still unwilling to give up, tried to sneak in, but they were all stopped one by one.

If happiness were to be defined by a highest standard, then the students of Class 96 could be said to be incredibly happy right now.

Big names I'd only ever heard of but never seen actually appeared in front of me, and they were all cheering me on. It all started with a small idea from one of us. What was that saying again?

If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening.

Director Feng was overjoyed, not only expanding his network but also inexplicably feeling like an internationally renowned director.