1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

"Old Factory Director, I have only one meaning. No matter who is the director, I have the final say after they join the group!"

"If we can't reach an agreement on this, it will be difficult to cooperate later. Old Factory Director, you should know my difficulties, right?"

Although Chen Huaikai's name was among the three recommended candidates and the last one mentioned by the old factory director, Cheng Xuemin could tell that his preference was Chen Huaikai.

He also used his son Chen Kaizi to gain connections.

But I'm sorry, Cheng Xuemin is really not very familiar with Chen Kaizi, not in either life, so this relationship is useless.

Furthermore, as Cheng Xuemin said!

What Cheng Xuemin actually wanted was a director who would cooperate with him in filming, rather than inviting a god to his crew, a god who had the final say.

Sorry, in Cheng Xuemin’s crew, the director’s words are of no use and he has to stand aside.

Whatever Cheng Xuemin says must be the truth. Shoot it the way he says. Let the actors play the roles. The director just needs to do his job of shooting and directing.

So, for these three director candidates, I met them and talked to them first before looking at them.

"That's for sure!"

"Don't worry, Xiao Cheng. This involves 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange earnings. We can't be careless!"

"real!"

"Xiao Cheng, you have given instructions. Actually, you don't need to give instructions. I will also tell the director who takes over to listen to you throughout the process!"

"Anyway, Xiao Cheng, if you have the confidence to make this "Tai Chi" a good one, our Yan Film Studio will definitely go all out and cooperate without any conditions!"

"I just want to complete the foreign exchange earning mission assigned by my old leader and make a great success!"

When they were almost at Yanying Studio, the old director heard Cheng Xuemin's impolite words, but he did not get angry. Instead, he nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face and said.

"Then thanks to the old factory manager, we must make a great success!"

With the old director's assurance, Cheng Xuemin finally had a clear mind. When the car entered the Yanying Studio, it happened to meet three young people at the door, blocking the gate, and Cheng Xuemin honked the horn.

"What a coincidence! Just when I mentioned Huai Kai's son, that guy is right over there!"

"Look, that tall guy is his son Chen Kaige!"

It was indeed a coincidence. When Cheng Xuemin honked the horn, the person on the other side turned around and looked at him. Who else could it be but Chen Kaige?
In addition to the tall Chen Kaige, Cheng Xuemin also knew the man and woman next to them. The man was called Tian Zhuangzhuang and the woman was called Li Shaohong. Both were second-generation descendants of Yanying Studio.

Among them, Tian Zhuangzhuang has the best background. His father, Tian Fang, was the former director of Yanying Studio before Wang Yang. He has retired now, but his background is still there. So when Tian Zhuangzhuang graduates next year, he will directly join the director group of Yanying Studio.

Li Shaohong also has a good background. Both of her parents are veterans of Yanying Studio. After graduation, she also joined the director group of Yanying Studio directly.

Chen Kaige is a little bit lacking. Although his father is also a director of Yan Film Studio, he is only a fourth-generation young director. He has limited independent works and his influence in Yan Film Studio is also limited. His foundation is a little lacking, so Chen Kaige will graduate with Tian Zhuangzhuang, Li Shaohong and others next year, but he did not enter Yan Film Studio directly.

However, thanks to his father's help and connections, he was not sent to the Guangxi Film Studio like Zhang Mouzi and others when he graduated. Instead, he stayed in Yanjing and worked as a script supervisor at the Yanjing Children's Film Studio.

Of course, these are all things to follow.

Now they can be described as childhood sweethearts, and their relationship is very good. They are also aggressive and domineering in Yanying Studio.

This is not!

Blocking the middle of the door, Cheng Xuemin honked the horn, but the tall Chen Kaige looked back and did not avoid it immediately.

It seemed that he saw that the person driving the car was a stranger, Cheng Xuemin, so instead of avoiding, he rushed forward. What was he doing?
Don’t you see that this is a government car? The person sitting in it must be a department-level official!

How?
Even if he is a stranger, do you really dare to stop his car?
"Kaizi Kaizi, forget it!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang instinctively dodged first, but seeing Chen Kaige swearing and even rushing forward to pick a fight, she quickly grabbed him and tried to persuade him.

"It's okay, Zhuangzhuang, you're a stranger. I just want to ask you what you're doing in our factory!" Chen Kaige was dressed in a very nice outfit. He put his hands in his trouser pockets and swayed his waist, indicating Tian Zhuangzhuang to just watch. He just saw a stranger and wanted to go up and question him.

"Zhuangzhuang, just let him go! No matter how unfamiliar he is, it is a leader's car. Let's see if he can get the big prize!" Li Shaohong is not going to tolerate him. Today, director Xie Jin from Shanghai went to their school to look for actors, and he, Chen Kaige, volunteered, but was not selected!
Moreover, he tried to establish a relationship with Director Xie, saying that he was the son of Chen Huaikai, but it still didn't work and he was rejected. His morale was hit hard, and he still feels uncomfortable and wants to find fault!

Okay, then let Chen Kaizi go up and look for it.

She just couldn't believe it. Who among those who were equipped with cars under the emperor's feet was not a department-level leader?
Just ask him if Chen Kaizi dares to rush forward!
"Yeah, yeah, yeah! Kaizi, forget it, forget it, go home and have dinner! Isn't it just a role that you didn't get chosen?"

"We have so many new movies being prepared for filming every season at Yan Film Studio. If you want to act, which crew is hard to join?"

"There's no need to compete with that 'Love in Lushan Mountain'."

Tian Zhuangzhuang still held Chen Kaige's hand tightly and did not dare to let go, for fear that this boy would get angry and offend his leader.

"Who said I was competing with that Lushan Love? I just wanted to know why you came to our factory?"

After hearing what Li Shaohong and Tian Zhuangzhuang said, Chen Kaige was shocked. He realized that nowadays, who is not a big leader when driving a government car?

If I really go up to him and interrogate him so rashly, wouldn't I be offending him?
But he was still determined and spoke stubbornly, but he couldn't help but move aside.

"Hello, director!"

"Hello, director!"

"Hello, director!"

It was at this time that the old factory director Wang Yang, who was sitting in the back seat, rolled down the window, allowing Tian Zhuangzhuang and the other two to see that in an instant, the three unruly dudes all stood at attention, bowed, and shouted, "Hello, factory director."

"Well! Is school over? Let's all go home for dinner, right?" The old factory director Wang Yang nodded slightly and greeted the three children of factory employees.

Then he remembered something else and said, "By the way, Kaizi, if your dad has already gone home, tell him to come to my office later!"

"Okay, okay, Director. I'll go call my dad right now!"

Hearing the old factory director's special concern for him, Chen Kaige instantly became energized.

The old factory director usually doesn't look for his father very often. This was because his father recently went to see the old factory director specifically because of his graduation and return to Yanying Studio.

But the old factory manager did not express his opinion at that time.

Now that he is specifically looking for his father, doesn't it mean that his return to Yanying Studio after graduation is settled?

Thinking of this, Chen Kaige became extremely excited and wanted to run back immediately to call his father to the old factory director's office.

"Xiao Cheng, I'll go and inform them. Let's have a meal together in the cafeteria later!"

"By the way, Xie Jin should still be in the studio for an audition. You can go and say hello and have lunch together at noon!"

After sending the old factory director downstairs to his office, he gave Cheng Xuemin some instructions.

"Okay, okay, then I'll go check on Director Xie first!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded, drove the car to the gate of the studio next door, stopped and entered the studio.

"Huang Tu...Xue Min, you are here too?!"

When Cheng Xuemin entered, he immediately saw Xie Jin's audition group, but the first person who saw him was Gong Di, who was wearing a bright and trendy outfit. Gong Di was obviously very surprised to see Cheng Xuemin, and he subconsciously blurted out "yes", but quickly changed his words.

"Student Gong Xi, you are here too?" Cheng Xuemin greeted Gong Xi with a smile, and then greeted Xie Jin who had already turned around, "Hello, Director Xie, it's already dinner time, why are you still busy?"

"Hey! Xuemin, you've come just in time. We have auditions for a few roles right now. Come over and help us check them out!"

When Xie Jin saw Cheng Xuemin, he was stunned at first, then he waved to him with joy and shouted.

After Gong Xi and Xie Jin made such a fuss, the actors who were auditioning stopped and looked at Cheng Xuemin and whispered to each other.

Just as Cheng Xuemin said, it was already dinner time, but this director from Shanghai wanted to continue the audition and refused to call for dinner.

As a result, all the actors who came from the film academy next door were so hungry that their stomachs were growling, but they were angry but dared not say anything and complained.

"How is it, Mr. Xie? How was the tryout? Is there anyone suitable?" Cheng Xuemin came over and asked Xie Jin again.

"Two roles have been decided!" Xie Jin nodded, and then said to Cheng Xuemin, "You are a man with a unique vision. You recommended Comrade Gong Li!"

"Yes, Comrade Gong Yu's audition was very good, and it fits the character profile of Zhou Yun very well!"

"Sometimes, I even doubt whether you got the actors first and then the roles, and followed what others wrote?"

If Cheng Xuemin hadn't recommended himself as the heroine Gong Di, Xie Jin really wouldn't have thought about it in this way.

After auditioning several actresses, Xie Jin felt that they were all a little lacking. Even Zhu Lin, who had worked with Cheng Xuemin before and had a good relationship with him, also felt that she was a little lacking.

However, he did not expect that Gong Yu, whom this boy casually recommended, unexpectedly met all of Xie Jin's conditions for the role of Zhou Yun.

At first I thought it was a pleasant surprise, but now seeing that Cheng Xuemin and Gong Yu are so familiar with each other, it is not a surprise at all.

This guy might have just written it according to Gong Xi!

"Huh? This role was recommended by Xuemin? How did he know that I like making movies?"

"Also, Director Xie actually said that Xuemin wrote this role based on himself?"

"Is Xuemin the screenwriter of this movie script?"

"Love in Lushan was written by Xuemin?"

Xie Jin's jokes were carefree and he didn't avoid other people, which made Gong Xi, who was listening nearby, happy at first.

Unexpectedly, it was her classmate Cheng Xuemin from Huangtu who recommended her to Director Xie.

No wonder Director Xie personally went to their unit, the General Political Department Art Troupe, yesterday and specifically asked her to audition.

Gong Di was very surprised at the time. She didn't expect that a movie director would suddenly find her at their unit and directly cast her as the female lead.

This really didn't surprise Gong Xi. She has loved performing since she was a child and has always dreamed of making a movie.

Because of this, her family members tried their best to use their connections at the Shanghai Film Studio to transfer her back to Shanghai to work at the Shanghai Film Studio.

This would allow her to fulfill her dream of acting in a movie, and also allow her to be closer to home.

After all, she is alone in Yanjing now, while her parents, brother, sister-in-law, and sisters are all in Shanghai.

A girl who is alone outside definitely wants to go home.

Unfortunately, although her parents used their connections to get the marriage done, it was never accomplished, which made Gong Xi very disappointed.

Of course, this happened before.

Later, Gong Xi met Huang Tu, and finally had a real friend in Yenching, and a friend he could get along with. He felt conflicted about whether he could return to Shanghai, and he didn't care so much about it.

She really didn't expect that when she wasn't paying much attention to it, a director from Shanghai actually came to her in person and wanted to invite her to make a movie.

Gong Di must know Director Xie Jin, who is an authoritative and well-known director in their Shanghai Film Studio!

So Gong Xi’s first reaction was that his parents’ efforts had paid off, and that the director from the Shanghai Film Studio was coming to observe him?

If I can join Director Xie's crew and make this movie well, can I be transferred back to Shanghai and join the Shanghai Film Studio?
Gong Xi thought so in her heart, but she never dared to ask Xie Jin. She just wanted to try her best to get the role of the heroine first, and then ask him when she joined the crew.

What Gong Xi really didn't expect was that it was not her parents who were far away in Shanghai who made the difference, but her old classmate Huang Tu who secretly worked behind the scenes to introduce her to Director Xie.

What surprised Gong Xi the most was that Director Xie’s “Lush Mountain Love” was actually written by Cheng Xuemin!
This...it seems that the original novel of "Lush Mountain Love" has not been published in any magazine or newspaper recently, so how come the script is suddenly out?
This is also the reason why Gong Xi didn't think about it in this regard.

Because I know that Cheng Xuemin’s movies basically have the original novel published first, and then the production studio will commission him to adapt the script and then make it into a movie.

So, the heroine in "Lush Mountain Love" was really written by her classmate Huang Tu based on herself?

In other words, write it yourself?
Thinking of this, Gong Qi's face turned red instantly, his heart started beating fast, and he didn't even dare to look up at Cheng Xuemin.

The heart is really complicated.

She was both hoping that Cheng Xuemin would nod and say that it was written exactly as she had done, but she was also worried about her classmate Huang Tu denying it and saying it was not written at all.

"Director Xie, don't make such a joke. Comrade Gong Xi is standing right next to us!"

This old guy is becoming more and more disrespectful. It’s okay to make such jokes in private, but you can’t make them in front of Gong Xi!
Cheng Xuemin quickly waved his hands to deny it, and even explained: "But Director Xie, you did guess one thing. The actor first came into being, and then the role of Zhou Yun in Lushan Love!"

"Oh!? The actor really came first? It's Comrade Gong Li, then who is it?"

Xie Jin realized that it was indeed not right to joke like that. He was just thinking about taking back what he said and apologizing, but he was shocked by Cheng Xuemin's next words and asked quickly.

If the actor came first and then the role, and it’s not Comrade Gong Xi, then who is it?

Why not invite the original actor to play himself in the film? !

"Is it true that there are actors first and then roles? Isn't it me?"

The same went for Gong Xi. When he first heard Cheng Xuemin's repeated denials, he felt disappointed from the bottom of his heart. Now when he heard Cheng Xuemin nod to confirm, he was even more disappointed.

It wasn't written by her at all, but by someone else!

Who could that be?

Why didn’t Xuemin ask the prototype comrade to play the role, but instead recommended himself?

Moreover, I actually fit the character image of Zhou Yun very well. Doesn't that mean that I look very similar to the prototype, like sisters?

Is it such a coincidence?
Could it be that her classmate Huang Tu was not good enough to say so blatantly that the heroine of Lushan Love was written by her, Gong Di?

So, right now!

Both Gong Yu and Xie Jin were very curious about who the prototype heroine was.

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