Millennium director

"This film is really good. I went to the three major film festivals, and I have a good chance of winning an award!" Wang Xiaoshuai's eyes were full of sincerity.

However, facing Wang Xiaoshuai's invitation, Wu Yuan felt no fluctuation in his heart. He even sighed with some disappointment and turned around to walk back to the classroom.

"Hey, junior brother, don't leave!"

Seeing that Wu Yuan was not interested at all, Wang Xiaoshuai became anxious. He personally recruited actors. He never met anyone who would refuse!

Grabbing Wu Yuan's hand, Wang Xiaoshuai pulled Wu Yuan out of the corridor under the curious, jealous and puzzled eyes of all the 98-level directing students in the classroom.

As he walked, he kept mumbling: "Junior brother, I know that since you chose to major in directing, you must not be that interested in actors."

"But think about it, as a student in school, you always need to accumulate experience as a crew. You can't just gather a crew and work alone, right?"

"You come to my crew to play the leading role. As your senior brother, I will definitely teach you everything you can. If you master these practical knowledge in advance, it will also be helpful to your own movies later!"

Wu Yuan pursed his lips. Does the crew experience need to be taught by Wang Xiaoshuai?

His 20 years of experience in childhood, from being a photography assistant to the chief director, is probably much richer than that of Wang Xiaoshuai now!

But think about it, what Senior Brother said is not wrong.

In fact, most of the experiences in his dream were from the digital film era. After all, he was just a camera assistant in the first three to five years after graduation. To put it bluntly, he was actually a handyman on the crew. He had nothing to do when the camera was turned on.

By the time he actually became a crew cameraman, the film and television industry as a whole had entered the era of digital cameras.

Wu Yuan was indeed a little unfamiliar and uncomfortable with how to use film cameras proficiently. He spent most of his time in school getting familiar with and practicing the use of film cameras.

It's a pity that school practice is just practice after all, and it's impossible to actually make it with film bought with real money. He also does lack some experience in film crews.

Thinking of Senior Brother Jia Zhangke's earnest persuasion yesterday, Wu Yuan's thoughts changed a little.

Before, no crew approached him for filming, so Wu Yuan didn't take the initiative to contact the crew with the idea of ​​becoming an actor, but now someone came to him, and it was Wang Xiaoshuai who came to him, and it was "Seventeen Years Old Bicycle"!

However, Wu Yuan has never acted before, either in reality or in his dreams!

He whispered in a somewhat tangled voice: "Brother, I can't act!"

"It doesn't matter!" When Wang Xiaoshuai saw that there was a play, he immediately burst into laughter. He stretched out his hand and patted Wu Yuan's shoulder hard: "In our play, you only need to act in your true self. You will play a 17 or 18-year-old Beijing man." Young man, you don’t need to have advanced acting skills, just perform naturally.”

With that said, Wang Xiaoshuai smacked his lips and looked Wu Yuan carefully up and down again: "Seriously, your appearance is too good. You are over 1.8 meters tall, right?"

"If you take a closer look, you look so handsome!"

"I think you are more handsome than Su Youpeng who acted in "The Princess" and Ting Feng from Hong Kong Island!"

"The one with the 96th grade in the acting department, Chen Kun, right? He doesn't look as handsome as you!"

"You kid didn't take the acting exam and came to study directing instead? Isn't this a waste of your face!"

"But being too handsome is not good either. The judges at major film festivals don't like actors who are too handsome and beautiful. Their image cannot complement their acting skills."

Wu Yuan chuckled. Wang Xiaoshuai was not the first person to say this. In fact, everyone he met was so surprised when they found out that he was a student in the directing department instead of the acting department.

Wu Yuan loves directing and the pleasure of controlling the set and letting the art of light and shadow dance in the palm of his hand according to his own ideas.

Whether it was those 20 years in the dream or now, Wu Yuan has never regretted choosing this path. On the contrary, he is now more determined to become a director.

"Forget it, just be handsome. Who told me to fall in love with you at first glance?" Wang Xiaoshuai shook his head and sighed: "Fortunately, there are two male protagonists in the script. Xiao Guibu came to work in BJ from the countryside. It’s suitable for you, but you can still do the job, Xiaojian, a boy from the capital.”

"Brother, let's agree first. If I join your crew, I will follow you every day to learn how to be a qualified director." Wu Yuan said with a serious expression.

He really never thought about taking acting as his main job, let alone that literary films like "Seventeen Years Old Cycling" can't win praise for actors.

What really made him agree was the generous teachings from Wang Xiaoshuai, a leader of the sixth generation of directors.

"Hey, don't worry!" Wang Xiaoshuai patted Wu Yuan's shoulder hard again: "If there is anything that should be avoided between brothers and sisters, as long as you want to learn it, I will definitely teach you."

"Making a movie is difficult to say and easy to say. The main thing is talent. Your talent is definitely enough!"

"Come to my crew for a workout, and I'm sure you'll learn it thoroughly!"

"Okay, I'll shoot!" Wu Yuan nodded fiercely: "As long as you don't dislike me for not having acted before, senior brother!"

"What's the point? I never pay attention to the actor's background when filming. Even those who have never filmed can be used. It's not like they can't be trained." Wang Xiaoshuai said without hesitation.

The two of them didn't discuss matters such as remuneration in detail. There really isn't much money for acting in artistic films these days.

After confirming his intention to star, Wu Yuan didn't even need to sign a contract. He just took out the Nokia 3310 he bought for more than a thousand yuan, and after exchanging contact information with Wang Xiaoshuai, he settled on the job.

Next, he only needs to wait for Wang Xiaoshuai's notification to turn on the phone.

"This drama probably won't be launched in a short period of time. You are the first actor to be appointed." After writing down Wu Yuan's mobile phone number, Wang Xiaoshuai finally warned:

"The preparation of the crew mainly involves the selection of actors, which may take a month or two."

"If we hurry up, we should be able to start filming in June or July. I'll call you then, but don't let me take the blame!"

"No, I don't have anything else to do." Wu Yuan shook his head.

"Okay, it's settled then. I have to leave beforehand. You can go to class." Wang Xiaoshuai left the school with satisfaction.

After bidding farewell to his senior brother, Wu Yuan also turned around and returned to the classroom.

It's just that, as soon as he entered the classroom door, he was greeted by pairs of curious, puzzled, and jealous eyes.

In the past, although Wu Yuan was number one in the class and received all kinds of praises from his teachers, he was not so perfect because he was usually playful and involved in pirated discs. When he made money, he would treat everyone to food and drink, and he was not in the sky. He was floating, so everyone didn't feel jealous of Wu Yuan. Instead, they felt that this person was very real and easy to get along with.

But Wang Xiaoshuai is a famous person in the film school. To the students, he is already a super director. If such a director comes to see Wu Yuan personally and seems to invite him to join the crew, then things are different. , some students inevitably had different emotions in their hearts.

Facing the different looks from his classmates, Wu Yuan shrugged: "I can't help it. My brother is so handsome, even more handsome than the people in the acting department next door. Senior Brother Wang took notice of him and wanted me to act in his play."

The boos immediately broke out.

The jealous and puzzled looks were all eliminated, leaving only a pair of smiling eyes.

Those who can get into the directing department of film schools may not be said to be arrogant, but it is true that most of them do not take actors seriously and think that actors are just tools in the hands of the director.

If Wang Xiaoshuai asked Wu Yuan to be his assistant director, the students might be extremely jealous and confused, and curse in their hearts for what!

But looking for him as an actor, there is nothing worth paying attention to.

They are not contestants on the same track!

Wu Yuan also followed everyone and smiled happily, calmly walked to the back row and took his seat, waiting for the teacher to come to class.

He deliberately didn't say what his senior brother wanted to teach him about the crew's practices. This was what he wanted.

Friendships and relationships with classmates still need to be well maintained, especially in film schools, which are relatively closed circles and focus on connections.

There are some things you can do, but you can't show off. After all, he is already in the limelight.

He didn't want to become the object of jealousy and resentment among his classmates.

Although there is a high probability that these classmates will not be able to help him in the future, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

Besides, there is no need to stimulate the fragile hearts of these young people. After all, they are all classmates.

A big dream brought him not only 20 years of directing experience, but also a lot of experience in dealing with people.

Wu Yuan, who has experienced too many human emotions and gains and losses, will never make some mistakes again in his dream.