Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 140 Fat Bing's Careful Plan
The background of "Nine-Tailed Demon Fox" is set in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. As early as the Tang Dynasty, similar legendary stories had been written by Tang people.

In order to restore the costumes and props of the time, Cao Yang hired several historians specializing in the Sui and Tang dynasties as consultants.

These people are all leaders in studying the history of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Of course, they are more inclined towards the social life and clothing etiquette that Cao Yang wants.

Wu Liyu is a researcher at the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a doctoral supervisor. His early research focused on the financial history and salt industry history of the Tang Dynasty. In recent years, he has turned to the study of Dunhuang calligraphy and the ritual culture history of the Tang and Five Dynasties.

Huang Zhengjian, researcher at the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and doctoral supervisor, mainly studies the social life history of the Sui and Tang dynasties, focusing on the study of food, clothing, housing and transportation in the Tang Dynasty.

Wu Yugui, researcher at the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and doctoral supervisor, studies Tang Dynasty culture, customs, clothing and the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions.

Xin Deyong, researcher at the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and doctoral supervisor, studies transportation and geographical literature of the Sui and Tang dynasties, as well as border geography.

These people, together with Ye Jintian, tried their best to restore the costumes, makeup, and common sense issues.

Cao Yang had just finished discussing with them when he received a call.

I looked at the name in the remarks and it was a bit unexpected.

"Hello, Teacher Cui."

"Hello Director Cao, I'm sorry to call you."

"It's okay, Mr. Cui, what's the matter?"

Cui Xinqin is also a member of the class of 78. She was in the teaching training class of the Department of Performance. She has a lot of experience and has a very good relationship with those in the class of 78.

She also brought out the famous 96 star class of Beijing Film Academy.

"Here's the thing, Director Cao. A student I once taught, named Huang Xiaoming, said he had received an audition invitation for Director Cao's new play. It's been a while since the audition, but he hasn't received any notification yet. He values ​​this opportunity very much and has been thinking about it these days, so he asked me to ask about the result."

Cao Yang smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Cui. We interviewed several actors at that time. Xiao Ming's acting skills are pretty good and he has great potential, but he's a little too young and doesn't quite fit the role."

"Okay, Director Cao, I got it. Thank you. That..."

"Teacher Cui, if you have anything to say, just tell me. We are all family."

"Director Cao, Xiao Ming has always admired you. Is there any small role in your crew with only a few lines? Even if it's just a supporting role, he can audition. This can be regarded as fulfilling one of his wishes."

Cui Xinqin said shamelessly.

"Teacher Cui, you're talking too late. You should know that during the audition at school a while ago, I reserved a few roles for students in the school. Now I don't have any important roles in my hands."

"Oh, I see. Thank you, Director Cao. I'm so sorry."

"You're welcome, Mr. Cui."

Cao Yang thought for a moment, then smiled and reminded him casually, "President Han of China Film Group has a supporting role with a pretty good role. I wonder if he has found the right candidate."

Who knows which actor China Film Group will look for? It would be better to do Cui Xinqin a favor and let her figure it out on her own. When Huang Xiaoming is not playing the role of a domineering president, he is known for being stronger when facing stronger opponents, which shows that his acting skills are still very good.

Strictly speaking, Mr. Han from China Film Group is also a Beijing Film Academy graduate. He once studied in the director training class at the Beijing Film Academy.

Cui Xinqin quickly said, "Thank you, Director Cao. We are family, so I won't be too polite. Teacher Situ mentioned you to me a while ago, and his tone was full of pride."

"Ha, I've been too busy lately and haven't seen the teacher for a few days. I just hope I don't disappoint the teacher."

"Okay then, you go ahead and do your work, Director Cao. Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

There were not many students and teachers in the Class of 78. Sometimes we shared the same teacher in class, and it can be said that every teacher had taught me.

After hanging up the phone, Cao Yang shook his head. He had received quite a few calls like this recently. Of course, no one dared to ask Cao Yang directly for the leading role. They all tentatively asked if they could audition for a small role.

What’s interesting is that they’re all asking if they can “audition” for a small role.

……

Yu Feihong heard the doorbell, and opened the door in her pajamas and slippers. "Sister, look what this is? Helena's newest Essence Eye Cream, which I managed to get from France, and brought here especially for you to try."

"Oh Bingbing, you are so nice to me." Yu Feihong hugged the other person and said intimately.

Fat Bing smiled, "As long as you like it, sister."

Yu Feihong pulled Pang Bing to sit down, and the two of them talked and laughed, just like a pair of good friends.

Pang Bing once played Yu Feihong's maid in "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li". At that time, the relationship between the two was pretty good, but they were far from being best friends.

But after helping Yu Feihong win the Venice Film Festival Best Actress award for her role in Empty Room, Pang Bing changed his mind.

She found it difficult to get close to Cao Yang, and according to her own arbitrary speculation, she felt that Yu Feihong must be having an affair with Cao Yang.

So she changed her mind.

While attending an event, she "accidentally met" Venice Film Festival winner Yu Feihong, and took the initiative to recall the scenes when she was filming "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li".

He also joked that he had never expected that in just two years, his then "master" had transformed into the film queen of the Venice International Film Festival. Pang Bing congratulated him sincerely and showed a certain amount of envy, revealing his true feelings.

In the midst of unintentional flattery, the two became good friends in less than half a month.

In less than half a year, the two became good friends who could talk about anything.

So sometimes, as long as you can let go of your airs and face, lower your posture, and most importantly, be thick-skinned, there is nothing you can't accomplish, especially when it comes to making friends.

"Sister, isn't Director Cao starting a new play? You have a schedule now, why don't you play the leading female role?"

As a good friend with whom she could talk about anything, Pang Bing knew about what happened between Yu Feihong and Cao Yang.

"Oh, I feel upset when I mention this."

Yu Feihong sighed and said, "He did ask me and wanted me to play the leading female role, the wife of the leading male character. I was very happy about it..."

"Isn't this nice?"

Fat Bing blinked his big eyes, full of curiosity, and buried his envy in his heart without showing it.

"What's good?"

Yu Feihong snorted, "The other heroine is Gao Yuanyuan."

"The rivalry between the Venice Film Festival winner and the Cannes Film Festival winner, what a gimmick."

Fat Bing tried hard to hold back his laughter, took Yu Feihong's arm, pretended to be ignorant, and said, "Sister, you don't seem happy?"

"I'd be surprised if I could be happy."

Yu Feihong tapped Pang Bing's forehead with her hand and said, "Laugh if you want to. Don't hold it back and make yourself sick."

"Haha, sister, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh." Fat Bing immediately laughed.

"Humph, that bastard Cao Yang, he thought I didn't know about that little thing between him and Gao Yuanyuan, did he really think he could hide it from me?"

Yu Feihong snorted again, "You still want me to play opposite her? You don't know the content of the script. Bah, that bastard, whoever wants to play can play it. Anyway, I will turn a blind eye to it."

Then, she spat again and said, "I won't play the leading female role. I can't afford to lose that person. That bastard thought I didn't know. If the school hadn't suppressed it secretly, the scandal between him and Gao Yuanyuan would have been spread all over the place."

Pang Bing glanced at Yu Feihong secretly and thought, isn't every big director like this? You think he thinks you don't know, but maybe this is what he wants you to know.

How could such a young and famous director be a fool? He is very good at dealing with the human relations and worldly affairs.

"Sister, how about you arrange for me to join the crew and play a small role? I'll help you keep an eye on Director Cao and let you know if anything happens, okay?"

(End of this chapter)