Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 10 Rejection
The next day, when he woke up naturally, he found that he was the only one left in the dormitory. Lin Li couldn't help but wonder if he had entered the wrong dormitory.

No, you guys work so hard that I look like a loser!
In order to make himself look less lazy, Lin Li quickly got up, washed up, and packed up in no time.

Go out and take a taxi, heading to Beijing Film Academy.

The Beijing Film Academy is not far from their campus, and it only takes half an hour by taxi to get there.

As soon as I got off the car at the school gate, I saw Teacher Huang standing at the gate and waving at me from afar.

"Sorry to trouble you again, Mr. Huang."

Walking closer, Lin Li first exchanged polite words with Teacher Huang.

"Can you be a little more sincere, kid? Do you want to thank me for coming here empty-handed?"

Teacher Huang glanced at Lin Li unhappily, not taking his words seriously at all.

"Haha, I'll make it up to you next time, I'll make it up to you next time."

"Okay, let's go. I'll take you to the Performance Department. Li Mingde is teaching there. It's a good opportunity for you to take a look at the others. The students at our Beijing Film Academy are generally quite strong."

"That's right. With a teacher like Mr. Huang here, the students he teaches must be excellent!"

"If your expression could be a little more sincere, I would believe it."

"Ha ha!"

Following Mr. Huang in his class and joking around, Lin Li also observed the campus environment of Beijing Film Academy.

To be honest, the environment of Beijing Film Academy is much worse than that of Shanghai Theatre Academy, but the architectural style feels more serious and has the atmosphere of an art school.

I walked to a large classroom, where about 20 to 30 people were rehearsing a situational drama under the guidance of a female teacher.

After looking carefully, it was Teacher Cui Xinqin.

Lin Li was relatively familiar with her, because in his previous life, he remembered that she had participated in a Kiwi variety show, and that was how he knew this person.

She is widely known for having taught three students: Huang Xiaoming, Zhao Wei and Chen Kun. She is highly respected in the circle.

At this time, the students who were rehearsing inside also noticed Huang Lei and Lin Li outside the window. Even though they were rehearsing a program, they couldn't help but cast their curious glances over.

Cui Xinqin also noticed Lin Li and the other person at this time. She signaled everyone to stop and then walked towards them slowly.

"Teacher Huang, could this be him?"

Cui Xinqin had obviously been informed by Huang Lei in advance and confirmed with Huang Lei again.

"Hello, Mr. Cui, I'm Lin Li, and also Nan Xun."

"I'm sorry to have disturbed Teacher Cui's class."

Lin Li took the initiative to step forward and introduce himself.

After all, you are bothering others, so you should be polite.

"It's okay, it's okay. I didn't expect she's really that young. Hello, Teacher Nanxun. I'm Cui Xinqin. I've also read your book, Fan Hua. It's really well written."

Cui Xinqin was surprised at Lin Li's youth. She greeted Lin Li politely and even took the initiative to extend her hand and shake hands with Lin Li.

Even though she was mentally prepared, she didn't expect Lin Li to be so young.

After all, with Lin Li's achievements, there is no need for him to enter the entertainment industry. She just thought it was a whim of this talented young man.

"Teacher Cui is too polite. You are older than me, so just call me Ali."

Lin Li also responded politely, respect is mutual.

"Then I will take advantage of my age and call you Ali. We will continue to rehearse here, and Ali will watch from the side to see how the students perform."

Cui Xinqin also knew the purpose of Lin Li's visit, so she made such arrangements.

"Then I'll trouble you, Teacher Cui."

There is nothing wrong with it.

Then, he and Teacher Huang, led by Cui Xinqin, walked to a group of students, and stood aside with Teacher Huang to observe this group of future reserve actors.

While Lin Li and the others were talking, the group of students had already been talking about it for a long time, guessing about Lin Li's identity.

"Who is this person? A new student?"

"How is that possible? Didn't you see that Teacher Cui was very polite to him?"

“He’s so young, and doesn’t look like some leaders.

"He looks about the same age as us. Could he be some rich second-generation kid coming here to play?"

"How can a rich second-generation deserve such courtesy from Teacher Cui?"

The group of people discussed for a long time without coming to any conclusion. When they saw a few people coming over, they immediately fell silent.

"Everyone, be quiet, continue with the performance, don't be distracted."

Cui Xinqin gave some instructions and motioned for everyone to continue, then walked aside to watch everyone's performance with Lin Li and the others.

As the group of students continued to perform, Lin Li could roughly tell that they were rehearsing the play Ru Meng Zhi Meng.

After a careful observation, I found many familiar faces.

Wang Zhixuan, Zeng Kelang, Wu Xingjian, Li Mingde, Xu Qijie, et al.

From what we have seen so far, it is true that Li Mingde’s acting skills are quite outstanding, no wonder he became a little famous in the later period.

From this point of view, he still has to play the male lead.

However, Wang Zhixuan's performance is also good. She can play the heroine's best friend and the second female lead.

According to his impression, Wang Zhixuan has always been in a mediocre state, playing the second or third female role in various dramas, and the key is that there has never been any big hit drama.

With her petite and pretty looks, she is too replaceable in the entertainment industry and has no potential to become a big star.

After everyone finished rehearsing, Lin Li asked Cui Xinqin to help arrange for Li Mingde and Wang Zhixuan to stay for a while, and then dismissed the others.

Li Mingde and Wang Zhixuan were left behind with confused looks on their faces. Although the others were curious, they did not dare to ask more questions due to Cui Xinqin's authority and left the classroom in twos and threes.

"Let me formally introduce you two. This is Lin Li, and also the famous writer, Nan Xun."

Cui Xinqin led Lin Li in front of the two of them and introduced him to them in a very formal manner.

As their teacher, she certainly wanted them to be chosen by Lin Li to act in his works. This would be of great help to their future development, so she naturally took it to heart.

"Is this the Nanxun I know? Is this true?" "Teacher Nanxun? Is he so young?"

Their first reaction when they heard this was disbelief, and Wang Zhixuan even covered her mouth.

"Hello, I'm Lin Li, pen name Nanxun. I'm genuine. I can check my ID card."

Lin Li stepped forward and introduced himself with a smile, making a joke as well.

"Don't you believe what I say? Teacher Huang is here too."

Cui Xinqin interrupted their inquiries and spoke.

By this time, the two men had recovered and surrounded Lin Li, asking for his autograph, expressing their admiration with excited looks.

"Okay, okay. We'll have plenty of time for the autographs later. The reason I came here this time is that I'm planning to film a drama, and I'd like to have you two play the male lead and female lead. I don't know what you think."

Lin Li comforted the two of them and then told them the reason why he came here.

"Of course I would, it's an honor!"

"Teacher Nanxun, I will definitely perform well. Thank you for the opportunity!"

As expected, the two agreed immediately. Judging from their attitude, they would be eager to act even if they were not paid.

Of course, although the reaction was a bit exaggerated, it was all expected.

Only a fool would refuse.

Teacher Huang and Cui Xinqin, who were standing by, felt quite embarrassed to see their students behaving like this. Wasn't this a bit too proactive?

At the same time, I also gained a more intuitive understanding of Lin Li’s influence on young people, and was secretly surprised.

"Then I wish us all the best in our future cooperation. Let's add each other's contact information. I'll send the contract and script to you two later. I'll notify you in advance once the shooting time is confirmed."

Lin Li said as he took out his phone and motioned to the two of them.

"Thank you for troubling me today. I'll treat you tonight. How about we have dinner together?"

After adding the contact information, Lin Li invited Teacher Huang and Cui Xinqin.

The two of them didn't act pretentiously and responded yes one after another.

So after a conversation with Li Mingde in the afternoon, the group of five went to a private restaurant not far from Beijing Film Academy for dinner in the evening under Lin Li's arrangement.

"Come, let me raise a glass. First, I want to thank Mr. Huang and Mr. Cui for their support. Second, I want to celebrate that the crew has found the right candidates for the male lead and the female lead."

After all the dishes were served, Lin Li was the first to stand up and start toasting to express his gratitude to everyone.

"You're welcome, Ali."

"You finally said something sensible."

"Thank you, Teacher Nanxun, for giving me this opportunity."

"Mr. Nanxun is too polite. I should toast you."

Several people responded and the scene became lively for a while.

After some drinking, surprisingly, both Mr. Huang and Li Mingde were drunk, while Cui Xinqin and Wang Zhixuan were fine except for a slight flush on their faces.

"This guy has met a heroine! You can't judge a person by appearance!"

Lin Li was secretly shocked. If he hadn't been able to drink a lot, he would have been in trouble today.

After the dinner, Lin Li booked a hotel not far away for Li Mingde and Wang Zhixuan to rest in. As it was getting late, it was not appropriate for them to go back to school after drinking so much.

He himself had no plans to go back, so he booked a suite in the hotel.

Then I sent Teacher Huang and Cui Xinqin to the car respectively, and asked them to send a message to let me know when they got home. Only then did the day end.

"Teacher Nanxun."

Just as Lin Li was about to push the door and enter the hotel room to rest, he was stopped by a charming voice in front of the door.

When I turned around, it was Wang Zhixuan.

At this time, Wang Zhixuan was still wearing her dinner outfit, but she was not wearing a down jacket. Her pink turtleneck sweater was tightly attached to her curvy body, revealing her exquisite curves.

After drinking, her face turned slightly red, like a peach blossom, showing her girlish charm.

"You've drunk so much, why don't you take a good rest?"

Lin Li looked at the girl in front of him with great interest, somewhat curious about her next performance.

"I couldn't sleep, so I thought I'd come talk to you about my role."

Wang Zhixuan's pair of almond-shaped eyes were full of tears, as if water was about to drip out.

Chatting about the script late at night?
I will do this!

"It's too late. Go to bed early. We can talk about it tomorrow when we are sober."

Although he was somewhat tempted, Lin Li still held back.

Considering that Oda will be in the crew later, he can't lose his mind here.

"Hey, why did you think of Xiaotian?"

"Okay, then Teacher Nanxun, have a good rest. Sorry for disturbing you."

Wang Zhixuan saw that Lin Li was quite determined, so she had no choice but to give up. The resentment in her eyes almost turned into reality.

"Go to bed early. Goodbye."

Lin Li acted like an emotionless killer and asked the guest to leave.

Looking at Wang Zhixuan going away, Lin Li shook his head with emotion. Today was the first time he directly felt the reality of the entertainment industry.

If he hadn't considered that Oda would be in the crew later and Dudu would come to guest star, he might have really taken advantage of the alcohol to indulge in some corruption today.

But right now, Dudu and Xiaotian are more important.

"Students are so motivated. No wonder they never became famous or lacked roles in their previous lives."

Unable to resist a complaint, Lin Li entered the room and began to take off his clothes.

Mmp, take a cold shower first to cool down!

(End of this chapter)