Rebirth of the Wild Age

Breezy, cloudy, cool weather.

After coming to Shenghai, Song Weiyang did not go to the film studio, but took Lin Zhuoyun straight to the Academy of Drama.

"What are you doing at school?" Lin Zhuoyun asked.

Song Weiyang said, "Director, please."

Lin Zhuoyun said: "The directors are all in the film studio, and the teachers in the school. The teachers have solid theoretical knowledge, but they may not be able to make good films."

"It's enough to have theoretical knowledge," Song Weiyang said with a smile, "The MV I want to shoot is the style of youth idols. If I let the director of the film studio do it, I'm afraid I will be led astray."

The two got out of the taxi and walked straight into the school gate side by side. The guard did not come to stop them.

A 30-year-old man hurried past, Song Weiyang stopped him and said, "Friend, where is the director's department?"

The man glanced at Lin Zhuoyun and said without stopping, "Come with me."

"Are you a teacher in the directing department?" Song Weiyang asked.

"Student." The man said.

Song Weiyang asked, "Are you about to graduate with a master's degree?"

The man said embarrassingly: "I am studying a film director class, and recruit students from the society."

Well, Song Weiyang understands that this so-called "film director class" is a bit similar to the "MBA training class" he studied in his previous life. It was initiated by a regular university. After simple screening, you can basically pay for it, and a certificate will be issued after graduation.

Useful knowledge can definitely be learned, because the lecturers are all regular professors, it depends on whether you have worked hard.

Song Weiyang completely ignored the embarrassment of the other party, and said with a smile: "Great, I am also planning to apply for the film director class, maybe we will still be brothers in the future."

The man's embarrassment disappeared in an instant, and he became more enthusiastic: "Then you came at a bad time, and you will recruit another student next year."

"Then can I sit in?" Song Weiyang asked.

"It's fine to audit, as long as you don't make trouble," the man said, "Teacher Wei is very nice. Even if you are an audit student, he will comment on the homework."

Song Weiyang said: "That's great! I need senior to take care of me in the future, I don't know your senior name?"

"Miangui's surname is Hu, Hu Xuejun." The man said.

Song Weiyang asked again: "Can students from our film director class really become directors?"

Hu Xuejun shook his head sadly: "It's a bit difficult. After all, you can't get a formal undergraduate diploma. At most, you can go to an advertising company to hang around. If you have a relationship, you can also enter a local TV station and work as a handyman in a TV series. Slowly gain qualifications, Learn skills and accumulate resources.”

"You can also make films yourself. I heard that there are independent films abroad." Song Weiyang said.

"That's too difficult, even students from the regular directing department can't handle it." Hu Xuejun said.

Song Weiyang asked: "Does our school have such students?"

Hu Xuejun thought for a while and said: "There is one, and he is still in his junior year. He got a 16mm video camera from somewhere last year and made a 15-minute short film. That way, he didn’t win the award, and no one bought the film, but he was in debt after going abroad for a few days.”

"What's his name?" Song Weiyang asked.

"Jin Peng." Hu Xuejun said.

"Thank you, senior brother," Song Weiyang waved his hand, "I'll go to the Academic Affairs Office first, let's talk another day, and I'll treat you to dinner!"

Hu Xuejun said: "Okay, the film director class only has classes from Friday to weekend, so don't come to attend at other times."

Song Weiyang smiled and said, "Thank you for reminding me, goodbye!"

"Goodbye!" Hu Xuejun quickened his pace, as if he was rushing to class.

Song Weiyang turned his head and said to Lin Zhuoyun, "Let's go and find that Jin Peng."

Lin Zhuoyun did not move, but stared at Song Weiyang for a long time: "Director Xiao Song, I didn't see it, you didn't even blink when you said you were lying. If I hadn't come to Shenghai with you, I would have thought You're really going to take that directing class."

"Haha, white lie." Song Weiyang said.

"Big liar," Lin Zhuoyun scolded with a smile, and asked, "Are you really going to find a student to shoot?"

Song Weiyang said: "It depends on the situation. The students are easier to control and accept new things, and the other party can be shortlisted for the International Film Festival, which shows that they still have basic skills. If you really want to find a professor or director, they will definitely follow their own standards. I can’t express my opinion when the time comes.”

Lin Zhuoyun said: "Anyway, what you said makes sense."

After asking someone for a while, Song Weiyang finally found that Jin Peng.

This person was about twenty-five or sixteen years old, wearing glasses, with a thin body and long hair. He was quite surprised and said, "You asked me to make a music video?"

"To be precise, it's the mv." Song Weiyang said.

Jin Peng said: "The translation is almost the same."

"But the content is different," Song Weiyang said, "The MV is mainly about songs, and there are almost no lines. You can read the script I wrote first."

Jin Peng took it and flipped through it, and said disdainfully: "What a mess, even the format is wrong. It is neither a literary script nor a camera script, the whole thing is completely different."

Song Weiyang didn't get angry when he was despised, he laughed and said, "I'm an amateur, that's why I call professionals."

"No time." Jin Peng turned around and left.

Song Weiyang shouted, "Make an offer!"

Jin Peng walked a few steps, then turned around and said, "5000...uh, 3000 is fine."

Song Weiyang said, "It's a bit much."

"Will you give me love? Goodbye!" Jin Peng said angrily.

Song Weiyang said: "For 5,000 yuan, you have assembled the entire crew, including the lighting engineer, and the salary will be deducted from the 5,000 yuan. Also, you are responsible for renting the shooting equipment, and I will pay the rent separately."

Jin Peng spread his hands and said, "Give me the script, see you at school tomorrow!"

"There are also song tapes." Song Weiyang also handed over the demo tape of "A Thousand Paper Cranes".

Lin Zhuoyun watched Jin Peng leave and asked, "Is that all right?"

"It's a very simple thing, there's no need to make it so complicated." Song Weiyang laughed.

...

The thing is really simple, what the students lack the most is practice.

The film industry in mainland China has been dying down these days. Even if the film studio has a staff, it may not be possible to find a film to shoot. The students of the School of Drama, not to mention getting a salary, even for nothing, just to gain a little practical experience.

Jin Peng not only recruited classmates within a day, set up a crew, but even hired a professor to provide technical guidance.

First of all, the shooting location was established, and places such as shopping malls, the Bund, hospitals, and bridal shops were selected. The main filming location will be in the rehearsal room of the Academy of Drama. Hundreds of origami cranes will be strung up inside and some wind chimes will be hung. When blown by a blower, the origami cranes will sway with the wind chimes.

Next, Song Weiyang took Lin Zhuoyun to the mall to pick out clothes. It doesn't have to be a famous brand, the most important thing is youth fashion, it must show the charm of the hero and heroine.

And then, Song Weiyang's family went running, begging others to borrow the venue for filming. Using the signboard of Shenghai Drama Academy, he said that the school organized students to shoot some patriotic gift films, and promised to write thank you subtitles at the end of the film for others, but he fudged and finally got permission from those units to assist in the filming.

The hospital even promised to set aside an advanced ward for them...

After running back and forth for several days, Lin Zhuoyun followed him all the way, and fully saw Dr. Ma's deceptive methods.

The day before the filming started, Lin Zhuoyun said very seriously: "I will not believe everything you say in the future, whoever believes is a fool!"

"I like you!" Song Weiyang said with a serious expression.

"Ah?" Lin Zhuoyun was stunned for a moment, then he was embarrassed and wanted to beat him, "Get out!"

"Hahahaha!" Song Weiyang laughed and ran away.

Female Wenqing or something, it's very fun to tease.