In the beginning, I just wanted to make money

Shen Xudong is very low-key...

After he entered school, he studied hard and rarely went anywhere else except the library...

How should I put it? Many times, it’s not that he wants to work hard, but that after he gets into the drama, he finds that he has nothing but hard work!

There are too many people around him who are better than him in terms of talent and family background!

Moreover, Shen Xudong speaks with some accent from his hometown...

In the past, in his hometown, he was considered someone else's child.

It's not that his academic performance is great, but... his writing is excellent and he has won many awards!

After entering college, under the same roof, some of the people around you can play guitar, some can take photography, but you can't do anything...

When people talk, they casually use quotes from Kant and David Hume. What about you?

The sense of gap is very strong!

In this case, either work hard to improve yourself, or give up on yourself!

Therefore, many people from small places who are admitted to big cities are addicted to games and so on...

Bringing it back, Shen Xudong initially read the script assigned by the teacher, but later found it boring, so he looked for a script to read on his own.

Traditional Soviet dramas by Gogol, Chekhov, including Vampilov;

American dramatist, European drama…

Watch all kinds of dramas!

The teacher actually gave me some advice: study one or two screenwriters you like, starting from his/her debut work when he/she was young, thoroughly study the work and the growth process of the person, and basically know where your upper and lower limits are.

In addition to scripts, the teacher also said that I should read more history and philosophy.

So I read a lot of philosophy books unsystematically.

If you want to be a good screenwriter, it is definitely beneficial to understand philosophy.

In addition, he also reads books related to economics and finance - he does not understand modern economics, and his observation of modern society can only remain in his feelings and not grounded in reality.

It doesn’t mean you have to be a jack-of-all-trades, but you have to at least understand it!

The worst thing he does is study characters and understand the ways of the world...

You need to observe more about this, write an observation diary or something...

Don't worry, he plans to spend more time on this in the second semester of his freshman year!

In short, he has no idea about falling in love or anything...

As for whether any woman took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him?

Not really. After all, we are in the capital and everyone is well-informed...

Moreover, the most indispensable thing in Chinese dramas is handsome men and beautiful women. Shen Xudong is not so handsome as to be miserable!

But... caring people know that there is a handsome guy named Shen Xudong in the drama department...

Mao Junjie must have heard someone mention him, so he showed off: "Why, do you like a handsome guy?"

Cao Xiwen did not deny it: "...Does he have a girlfriend?"

"Probably not. From what they said, he goes to the library every day... and is a nerd!"

“Nerds are great!”

"What's good about being a nerd?"

"It's easy to manage. I told you, the nerds in the university are all future elites!"

Tong Yao said: "But we are an art school..."

Cao Xiwen was stunned for a moment...

Although this group of people are only freshmen, they have already begun to feel the cruelty of the entertainment industry-only the red ones have the right to speak!

In the 02-level acting class, some people have already gone out to film - Tong Yao filmed "Lin Hai Xue Yuan"...

"Let's get to know each other and make friends!" Cao Xiwen looked at Mao Junjie and said, "Go..."

"...Isn't it good? Just call him one of the four people?"

"They're all classmates...what? I'll go by myself!"

Cao Xiwen walked over with a cup in hand...

…

Shen Xudong was saying that if Qiu Chuji had not passed through Niujia Village...

Isn’t this a reference to Jin Yong?

"...Look, Qiu Chuji didn't pass by Niujia Village, so the Six Jiangnan Monsters didn't have to go to the desert to torment, and Temujin might have missed the throne of his khan and died because of the lack of help from Guo Jing and these six little old men. The hand of Zhamuhe. In this way, the Mongolian tribes may not achieve unification, let alone go to the west to cause trouble, but will still guard their cattle and sheep and quietly dream of their dreams."

"...If Mongolia fails to unify..."

"In short, because of Qiu Chuji, China's great cause has been interrupted!"

The three of them were collectively confused...

After a while, Liao Gaoxiang said: ""The Condor" is just a martial arts novel, and Niujia Village is also fictional!"

"No, the entire book "The Condor Shooting" is fictional. Guo Jing and Yang Kang do not exist in history!"

"...What's going on in your head?"

"Haha...Second brother, can this joke be published?"

Liao Gaoxiang nodded: "Sure, you can sort it out when you go back. It's best to write a few more similar ones... I'll give them to my aunt..."

Shen Xudong nodded: "Okay...I'll try to write as many as possible..."

Just as he was talking, a girl who looked like Liu Tao came over...

He slapped Liao Gaoxiang on the back: "Daxiang, why don't you say hello when you see us, are you afraid that we will ask you to pay the bill?"

"No... A few people from our dormitory came out to have dinner together. Aren't I afraid that they would be embarrassed..." Liao Gaoxiang stood up quickly, followed by Zhao Linhai and Zhao Xin, and also pulled up Shen Xudong who was picking up food. Liao Gaoxiang said: "This beautiful lady is Cao Xiwen from our acting class. These are all my buddies in the dormitory, from the drama department..."

Then what?

Liao Gaoxiang introduced one by one: "Zhao Linhai, Zhao Xin, Shen Xudong...we are all in the same class!"

"They are all great screenwriters in the future! I respect one of them!"

“…”

This nagging person is too social...

But the beauty raised her glass first, and the brothers could only accompany her. Shen Xudong was not an idiot, so he drank it all in one gulp...

Cao Xiwen looked at Shen Xudong, and then discussed with Liao Gaoxiang: "Let's work together..."

…

Fortunately, there are only eight people...

Zhao Linhai ordered three more hot dishes and a box of beer...

Shen Xudong whispered: "Boss, let's get a bottle of soda..."

"Soda? You don't drink anymore?"

"...I can only have two bottles of beer at most..."

"Sure..." Zhao Linhai looked at the girls: "Which one of you wants a soda?"

Mao Junjie raised his hand: "Me!"

Cao Xiwen rolled his eyes at her: "As long as you can drink it, what kind of soda can you drink?"

"Then I don't want it anymore..."

After struggling for a while, they were all filled up, and a group of people stood up again. Cao Xiwen smiled and said: "We are all from the same class, and we have no distinction between drama and performance. I feel very happy to meet you... Come on, let's do one first !”

There was nothing wrong with what he said, so he drank it all in one gulp...

After sitting down, Cao Xiwen glanced at Shen Xudong, and then asked Liao Gaoxiang pointedly: "I feel like there's something wrong with you guys, are you all so low-key?"

"I'm mainly a freshman, and a bunch of senior brothers and sisters are suppressing me... We don't want to be too high-profile!"

Am I asking you this?

After chatting for a few more words, I saw Mao Junjie chatting with Shen Xudong next to me...

Mao Junjie belongs to the typical big-breasted group...

I don’t have any memorable characters. Oh, the slutty secretary in “The Invincible” is my masterpiece!

She took the initiative to ask some questions, such as age, place of origin, etc...

Then I have no interest anymore!

He's handsome but can't be eaten!

Just in time, Cao Xiwen glanced at her, so she took the initiative to change positions. Cao Xiwen smiled and asked, "Is your name Shen Xudong?"

Shen Xudong: "...Yes...Classmate Cao..."

"Stop calling me classmate, just call me Xiwen..."

Shen Xudong nodded: "...Yeah."

"You...are you afraid of me?"

"Why should I be afraid of you?"

"Then let's have a drink together?"