In the beginning, I just wanted to make money

In fact, Chinese opera is almost the same as an ordinary university...

It's very professional

After all, China National Theater has a very rigorous attitude and cultivates artists first.

As for the title "star", it can only be said to be the recognition of popularity by the media and the audience...

This is especially true for the drama department. Basically, writing and reading will take up most of your freshman year...

And just reading the books on the list is definitely not enough, so generally speaking, I just spend time in the library reading and writing homework...

It’s really about homework – three book reports a week!

If you write well, you will be praised...

Typical small class education - only 20 people in a class, more than a dozen teachers...

Therefore, we only get together for dinner occasionally!

Shen Xudong basically doesn't have time to write anything else until after eight o'clock every day - except for weekends!

By the way, there are no elective courses, and there are very few people who skip classes. Many people are even too busy with their own courses!

The schedule is strict - lights out at 12 o'clock in the evening, and you are not allowed to leave the dormitory building after 12 o'clock. If you haven't come back after 12 o'clock, it is best not to come back...

Most classes take roll call on time...

I heard that it will be relaxed a bit during my sophomore year...

I don’t know if it’s true or not…

In addition, observing life and writing observation diaries is also a compulsory course - that is, observing in nearby alleys and the busiest places like Di'anmen Street.

The Chinese Opera is located in Mianmian Hutong, so I didn’t have the opportunity to observe the life of the upper class. I only observed the sweet potato sellers and shoe repairers...

Generally speaking, the student original sketches staged in Black Box are basically based on these...

By the way, the directing department is the most tiring. Teachers from the Meyerhold Workshop, which is highly respected by China Drama, once said that "directors work 24 hours a day"...

So the directing department not only has no vacation, but also no sleep...

Drama is a niche major, and its social influence is not as good as that of film. The circle is smaller, but therefore information and resources are more concentrated.

Therefore, word-of-mouth in a small circle is also the starting point for the industry in the future...

Shen Xudong had a great conversation with Zhang Jizhong under the recommendation of Director Huang, and even got the job of writing reviews for "The Condor"...

This matter has spread!

But it’s not a big deal. After all, Chinese opera can be regarded as a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. Many students have become famous all over the country before entering school. For example, the protagonist of today’s dinner, Niu Mengmeng, participated in the first movie "War Meridian" in 1990. In 1997, Co-starring Li Chen and Hao Lei in the TV series "Don't Cry at Seventeen"...

After entering the Chinese Opera, I started taking roles in "Young Zhang Sanfeng", "Pink Family", "Yangmen Tiger General"...

She was able to star in "Young Zhang Sanfeng" thanks to the regulations of the General Administration: Mainland actors must account for more than half of co-productions, especially TV series, so Lin Xinru had already filmed it and asked Niu Mengmeng to film it again...

She is now considered the most famous student of Chinese Opera!

Known as ‘Little Maggie Cheung’…

However, these have nothing to do with Shen Xudong. He is just accompanying him to eat and drink some wine...

By the way, I also have to say nice things...

That's right, I was 18 that year, sitting there like a gangster...

…

At 10 o'clock in the evening, several people returned to the dormitory and chatted about the dinner...

"Why do I feel that those in the acting department are so social?"

Zhao Linhai said casually: "This is normal. If you think about it this way, are they coming to learn acting for art?"

This is what I said...

If you were talking about the past, you might have said it was for art...

Now?

Make a lot of money and satisfy your vanity and desire for expression!

Why become an actor?

Why don't you ask why you bought lottery tickets?

Liao Gaoxiang added: "That's what actors are like. Networking means everything. Especially when you were in Zhai University, sometimes with just a word from your senior brother or sister, you could get into the show... and have a chance to become famous!"

Zhao Xin suddenly said: "I heard that Cao Xiwen paid for today's meal?"

Several people looked at Shen Xudong, who was speechless: "What are you looking at me for..."

"Rich woman!"

"Is there no possibility at all for you and her?"

"Think about it, she is also a beauty after all!"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "First, falling in love takes time, and I don't have time; second, her and I have a personality incompatibility, so there is no chance of a good outcome... So, why try?"

"How do you know there's a personality incompatibility?"

"...I don't like women who are too strong!"

Well, Shen Xudong has made it so clear, so there is nothing more to say...

"Have you started writing "No. 1 in the World"?"

"I've started writing. I think I'll finish it by the end of the winter vacation..."

"Are you ready to go straight to publishing?"

"...Of course it will be serialized first and published directly? My name is not Han Han!"

That is, Shen Xudong's current fame is limited to a small circle, and if he publishes a book rashly, who will buy it?

"I'm going to write three volumes, about 1 million words..."

"Then come on..."

"No," Shen Xudong said, "If I write "No. 1 in the World", I won't have time to write reviews. Please help me!"

"...review manuscript?"

"It's Jin Yong's character evaluation..."

He thought about this for a long time, and finally decided to ask the third brother in the dormitory for help...

In fact, he is not the only commentator in the column ‘Hua Jianghu’. Anyone who writes well and has novel viewpoints can be serialized!

Zhao Linhai shook his head: "I'm afraid we can't, right?"

"Brother...I don't want the royalties!"

"Listen to me...it's not that we don't want to write, and it's not that we don't value the royalties...it's just that we don't have as many weird ideas as you..."

Shen Xudong thought for a while: "Otherwise, I will provide my opinions and you will write..."

"View?"

"For example... Xiaoao Wuxia, who killed Master Dingyi and so on!"

"The Swordsman is understandable. Who killed Master Dingyi...wasn't it Yue Buqun's hand?"

"Why did Yue Buqun kill Master Dingyi? Moreover, during the siege of the temple, Yue Buqun, as one of the leaders, should stay outside the temple and take charge of the work. Why should he go to the Shaolin Temple? Yue Buqun is not a dispensable person. , it is a bit unreasonable to leave the large army and sneak into Shaolin without arousing suspicion..."

"Who is that?"

"Ren Yingying or Zuo Lengchan teamed up with Hengshan Neiying to take action..."

"Ren Yingying?"

Shen Xudong: "If you read the novel again, you will definitely find the logic..."

Liao Gaoxiang answered: "I'll submit it in your name then!"

"Why?"

This time it was Shen Xudong's turn to be confused...

"Because you can get the highest remuneration, even if we can publish it, it will only be two hundred words per thousand words at most..."

"What about using my name and your name?"

"It doesn't matter, it's good to make more money!"

"Yes, there is a half difference between four hundred thousand words and two hundred thousand words!"

Zhao Linhai said: "...We should also give one hundred to the fourth child!"

"What? Give me some money?"

"If I use your name and your creativity, of course I should share your money!"

Shen Xudong hesitated: "But I'm asking for your help..."

"Three hundred words for a thousand words is already considered a very good reward!"

Hearing what they said, Shen Xudong's expression became even weirder, and then he said: "Then you are working for me, aren't you?"

"Have you ever seen a boss whose employees earn 300 and he earns 100?"

Well, Shen Xudong was stopped by one sentence...