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Chapter 29 Amazing
When the audience saw the police car, many students had already guessed that there had been a car accident. Hearing the police's words confirmed their guess, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction, thinking that the movie was over.

But when the young man's bewildered expression faded, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, instantly sending chills down the spines of the students in the audience, who all exclaimed "Holy crap!"

Why is he laughing?

Why is he laughing?
He actually laughed!
Wuershan, a sophomore majoring in directing at Beijing Film Academy, was sitting in the audience. He was also shocked by the ending. His mind was buzzing, and he stared blankly at the screen. It was too unexpected!
There were quite a few students present who shared his feelings.

"A stroke of genius!"

In the first row, Vice President Hou Keming exclaimed in admiration.

"Stunning, stunning!" the head of the performing arts department exclaimed repeatedly.

If the preceding parts of the work can be considered a good work, telling a good story, then that final smile directly opens up the upper limit, leaving the viewer with a great deal of room for imagination and reflection.

That laugh instantly elevated the quality of the entire short film by at least two levels!

Art films are currently very popular in China. What exactly is an art film?

It should be a place that is thought-provoking, inspiring, and evokes a certain emotional resonance.

And the "Car 44" in front of us has undoubtedly achieved this, and done it very well!

Not to mention others, even the film crew members themselves were shocked by the quality of the film "Car 44" they produced.

It was one thing to hear the story and the script being read aloud, but none of them expected that they could film the story in the script so well!

"Did we really film this?" Some people even had doubts about themselves.

But most people were excited and thrilled, because this was a film they had poured their hearts and souls into, participating in the entire production process!
Sun Honglei then put his arm around Duan Long's neck and excitedly patted him, saying, "Holy crap, Duan Long, that's awesome! Your last laugh was just perfect!"

Of course, Sun Honglei was even happier about his own performance; he hadn't expected his robbery to be so effective!

He even felt incredibly wicked while watching the movie!

Duan Long was hugged by Sun Honglei and didn't say anything, just grinned foolishly. Right now, besides being happy, the first person he thought of was their class monitor, Tao Hong, and he hoped that she could see his performance.

At that moment, Jiang Qinqin was also staring blankly at the screen.

Her mind was still replaying the series of emotional changes the female driver had just experienced on screen. Was that me acting?
Then she recalled everything that happened during filming. If he hadn't forced me to continue acting that day, would I have had such a brilliant performance on screen?

Jiang Qinqin turned her head to look at Wu Yuchen's profile. He had a happy expression on his face and was clenching his fists with Jia Zhangke and the others next to him.

It turns out that a director can be such a great help to actors!
He was the one who created such a great character for me and delivered such a wonderful performance, yet I've been treating him coldly all this time.

I misunderstood him...

Thinking of this, a wave of guilt and remorse welled up in Jiang Qinqin's heart, enveloping the annoyance she had felt towards Wu Yuchen, and creating a strange feeling.

The psychedelic and eerie music started playing again, and the subtitles began to scroll.

Jiang Qinqin plays a female driver

Duan Long plays a young man

Sun Honglei plays the leader of the robbers.
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Music/Composition: Dou Wei

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Special thanks to: Huang Lei

Acknowledgements: Beijing Film Academy, Youth Film Studio
Finally, a long list appeared, consisting of more than twenty members of the film crew. This list remained displayed for several seconds before the screen went dark again, and then the lights in the entire theater came on.

Wu Yuchen took the lead, leading the entire crew onto the stage for a curtain call. After everyone was in position, they all bowed to the audience.

However, the audience was completely silent. Most of the students had come here today with the intention of being trolls and giving the new students a good lesson.

But now they're just staring at each other, how can you criticize that?
They wanted to be critics, but not mindless ones; they could still distinguish between good and bad movies, so they all fell silent for a while.

At this moment, a round of applause broke the silence. It was Hou Keming, the vice dean, who was sitting in the center of the first row. At the same time, several other teachers next to him also clapped. Then, the whole room seemed to react at once, and a wave of applause followed.

"it is good!"

"Brilliant!"

"Holy crap!"

"Stunning!"

There was applause, and many students cheered as well, since quite a few people had just been captivated by "Car 44".

The applause was thunderous and prolonged, and Wu Yuchen had no choice but to lead the people on stage in another slight bow.

Once the screening room calmed down, none of the teachers in the front row spoke. The screening room at Beijing Film Academy belonged to the students, who were free to express themselves. The teachers would not use their authority to put pressure on the students during the discussion.

Wu Yuchen, on stage, spoke first:
"Hello everyone, please allow me to introduce our production team first."

Most of our crew members come from a self-organized film enthusiast group, the Youth Film Group.

I am Wu Yuchen, the director of the film crew, a freshman majoring in directing.

This is Jia Zhangke, the assistant director of the film crew and a third-year literature major.

......"

On stage, Wu Yuchen introduced everyone one by one. Everyone was beaming with joy, and some were even blushing with excitement.

After introducing the crew members, Wu Yuchen walked over to Jiang Qinqin:

"I don't think I need to introduce him; many people know him!"
Many thanks to my senior, Jiang Qinqin, for her wonderful performance and dedication, which made her an unforgettable leading lady in "Bus 44"!

"Bravo!" Applause erupted again.

Jiang Qinqin is no stranger to big occasions. She was a lead actress before college and had a freshman performance when she first arrived at school. She was never stage-frightened. But at this moment, she felt her face burning and felt unworthy of these praises. She even dared not look at Wu Yuchen.

Wu Yuchen introduced Jiang Qinqin first not only because the female driver was the key figure, but also because she was an insider at Beijing Film Studio.

"This is Duan Long, and this is Sun Honglei, from the Central Academy of Drama. Thank you both very much for your performances!" Wu Yuchen mentioned them briefly, since they were from the Central Academy of Drama.

However, neither of them seemed to mind, and they both watched with smiles as the audience applauded for them.

People didn't really pay much attention to the two actors from the Central Academy of Drama, after all, the entire crew, from the director to the script supervisor, was from Beijing Film Academy, and there was also the female driver, Jiang Qinqin, there!

The entire creative team consisted of their own people; the two actors from the Central Academy of Drama were just tools.

After Wu Yuchen finished introducing everyone, many students in the audience who were eager to try raised their hands.

After the first person Wu Yuchen called on stood up, he asked the same question that almost every viewer asks after watching the movie:

"Why did the male protagonist laugh at the end? What is its symbolic meaning? What was your starting point?"

(End of this chapter)