Huayu 02: The Days of Extreme Pulling and Rolling with the Fairy

When they returned to school, their homeroom teacher, Wang Jinsong, called the students to the practice room.

The leaders from inside and outside the building, as well as the leaders from the directing department, all came; there were a huge crowd.

"Hey teacher, what's going on? Are we having a big meeting here?"

When Wang Jinsong saw Xie Jin's bald head and stubble, he thought, "How did this kid gain ten pounds? He used to be such a handsome young man, but now he looks like a thirty-year-old man."

"What's wrong with you? Have you seen through the illusions of the world?"

"No, I just filmed a classmate's assignment, and the role required me to shave my head."

Hearing this, Wang Jinsong nodded in a good mood, "Okay, it's commendable to shave your head for a role."

"Don't try to be like those Hong Kong and Taiwanese actors and put on an idol image. An actor can sacrifice everything for a role."

Don't worry, teacher.

Wang Jinsong pointed inside the room and said, "Director Chen came to the school today to cast actors, and the leaders from the directing department and the college all came to accompany him."

Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin were overjoyed upon hearing this: "Brother Chen Kai? Oh my god, the great director!"

"Of course! This time it's a big project, 'The Promise,' with an investment of 3.4 million yuan. It's touted as China's largest film production, a milestone in commercial films—a three-way co-production."

"This film is said to be ushering in a new era for Chinese-language cinema."

"But it has nothing to do with you. We're here to choose 'Little Beauty.' Just watch and broaden your horizons."

The three of them peered through the window.

Xie Jin had absolutely no interest in Chen Kaige, but at that moment, he was thinking about his future plans.

This was the first time Xie Jin had started considering her next steps.

My current strengths and weaknesses are both very obvious.

In my past life, I studied popular music at a private college, and my singing was considered professional.

However, compared to truly top-tier professional singers, they fall short, belonging to the level above folk singers but below top-tier professional singers.

Releasing a few albums is a viable path, but it becomes increasingly difficult as time goes on.

I don't want to be controlled by investors when I'm acting. I've been reborn, it would be really humiliating to go back to being a dog for investors.

Therefore, it seems the best approach is to create your own projects and become an investor.

As the village chief of Huayuwen's newbie village, Brother Ning helped me get started and then gave me a boost. I still have to take advantage of this opportunity.

  

My senior should be back by now, so I should start learning from him again.

Thinking of this, Xie Jin stretched and said, "You two see, I'm going to find my senior brother to do the post-production."

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"You do it, I'll just watch."

"Okay, I feel like I'm getting better at it."

From the time Director Chen started casting, time flew by.

Xie Jin attended classes during the day, practiced her lines in the afternoon, and diligently studied with Ning Hao in the evenings, entering a state of frantic learning.

I make sure to get at least three hours of sleep every day, mainly catching up on sleep through English classes and Marxist philosophy lessons.

Ning Hao explained the techniques of editing, color grading, and the use of imagery, metaphor, and montage in cinematic language to Xie Jin in great detail.

The first two weeks were spent learning, and later Ning Hao would sit with his legs crossed and watch Xie Jin work.

When he first started, Ning Hao really cursed, sometimes all night long.

Now, she can casually utter a few words without much trouble; Xie Jin's progress is nothing short of rapid.

The film is finally finished.

Ning Hao wearily lit a cigarette: "Junior brother, although I scold you every day, now your senior brother has to tell you the truth."

"You can actually go out and pick up GG by yourself without any problem now."

"real?"

"Yeah, at least the work you're doing, the production quality, is better than those mediocre directing students. Those guys are all talk and no action."

"I'll go through the film again. I plan to take it to the department and have my professor review it as well. Once it's approved, I'll send it to Berlin. I'll keep you informed of the next steps."

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Time flies.

Since finishing editing the video, Xie Jin seems to have entered a state where she has nothing to do again.

So I spent my days honing my acting skills and my nights writing down my memory techniques in an internet cafe.

In just half a month, he made numerous trips to the music copyright bureau, and the plagiarist began to secretly exert his influence.

The first semester of my freshman year is drawing to a close.

This period of study made Xie Jin realize that she was still very inexperienced.

But that would be considered a complete entry into the film and television industry.

He has a strong creative desire and it's time to prepare his own work.

I should select and prepare what I've written.

"Old Xie, where are you going?" Zhu Yawen rubbed her eyes and got out of bed.

I'm going online.

Upon hearing about going online, Zhu Yawen jumped up and pulled Luo Jin awake: "Come on, let's go play CS."

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"Hey bro, why aren't you playing games at the internet cafe? What are you writing here? Have you been busy with this for the past two weeks?" Zhu Yawen glanced at the computer and pouted.

"Play with us for a while, sweetie, come quick!"

"Get lost, you two play by yourselves first."

Xie Jin then shooed them aside.

He sat in a corner, eating a bowl of instant noodles, and continued writing.

Thanks to my past life when I was unemployed, I worked as a writer in the UC Shock Department, so I can write very quickly and efficiently.

I've been seriously copying a lot of good books these past few days.

Turning a storybook into a workbook takes a little time, and the night passed quickly.

My two silly sons were fast asleep on the broken sofa in the internet cafe this morning.

Xie Jin had finished four or five cans of Red Bull on her desk, and finally everything was done... She unplugged the USB drive.

The receptionist at the internet cafe was a young woman. Because there were office workers nearby, the internet cafe also had a printing machine in its small booth.

For ten yuan, the little girl helped Xie Jin pack a bunch of materials.

He patted the two silly roe deer and said, "Wake up! Come on, I'll take you two to get some mutton soup."

Luo Jin immediately flipped open his watch. "Damn, what time is it? I hope I didn't skip class."

Zhu Yawen rubbed the sleep from her eyes. "Darling, it's Saturday today, what are you thinking about?"

After spending the whole night online, the first breath of air you take when you step out of the internet cafe is the freshest, and breakfast tastes the best.

The first pot of mutton soup freshly made at the mutton soup shop was bubbling and steaming.

Xie Jin and the other two sat on small stools set up by the roadside. Winter had already arrived in the capital, and the cold at five o'clock in the morning was despairing.

"Uncle, three bowls of mutton soup with meat and offal, twelve cured mutton pieces with baked buns."

The uncle chuckled. "The soup is ready. I'll make the flatbread now, just wait a bit."

Zhu Yawen swallowed hard. "You can't even handle twelve meat-filled buns?"

"Consider it a celebration," Xie Jin waved the materials in his hand. "I've been busy all night, just for this little thing."

Luo Jin asked curiously, "Are you writing a script?"

"Want to see?"

Luo Jin nodded. The script itself came in two bound copies, which were handed to Luo Jin, and he quietly began to read it.

"When a Man Falls in Love? Is it about a thug? The female lead owes him money from loan sharks, interesting."

When the mutton soup was served, Luo Jin looked on with great satisfaction.

The male and female protagonists start as enemies, but gradually get to know each other and fall in love.

Their snack shop will open soon, and life is gradually moving towards happiness. They will soon be able to fully embrace happiness.

...Smack...

Xie Jin shattered the most precious thing in an instant.

Luo Jin felt increasingly uneasy as he looked at the soup, and then he realized that his tears had soaked into the mutton soup.

She looked up and stared intently at Xie Jin: "You son of a bitch, are you even human?! This...this is too cruel!"

Zhu Yawen chuckled, having already devoured two mutton sandwiches: "Look at you, crying like a little girl. A real man doesn't cry like that."

Luo Jin rubbed his eyes. "Come on, take a look. Stop bragging and read it before you speak."

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"Paper"

Zhu Yawen sniffled, then wiped away her tears. She wanted to continue reading, but felt she couldn't take it anymore.

Xie Jinxin said, "It's only 2002 now. Wouldn't the tear-jerking tactics of Korean movies knock you out?"

"Xie Jin, you're a complete beast! I can't stand it anymore! Tell me, did they end up together?"

Seeing that Xie Jin didn't speak, the two gave up. "I knew you were no good, you bastard!"

"You two, don't blabber. Just pretend you don't know anything and don't tell anyone at school."

"Um"

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This kind of life lasted for a short period of time.

On an ordinary afternoon, Xie Jin received a phone call.

The caller was Senior Brother Ning: "Junior Brother, good news! We're a couple!! Berlin! Berlin!"