Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 91 I Refused
Cao Yang was a little confused. You didn't sleep in the middle of the night and came to my room...

Okay, I know what you mean, but aren't you in the same room with Wang Luodan? You ran to the director's room in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid that Wang Luodan will spread the news and have a bad influence?

"Dong Xuan, what do you want?"

Cao Yang closed the door, mainly because he was afraid of being seen. He didn't care, but he was afraid that it would affect Dong Xuan's reputation.

After coming in, Dong Xuan felt a little embarrassed. She lowered her head. Although she had prepared herself mentally before coming, she still couldn't let go when the time came.

"Director Cao, I, I want you to guide my acting skills."

After saying these words, Dong Xuan felt relieved. She raised her head and looked at Cao Yang's sunny and handsome face with a little obsession.

With such a young, handsome director who can also support actors, which actress would not be confused?
Humph, they don't stand a chance.

Yes, opportunity, I must seize it.

Dong Xuan encouraged himself again in his heart.

Cao Yang always felt like his lines were being spoken.

Shouldn't the director say to the actress: Come to my room tonight and I'll give you some guidance on acting...

"Dong Xuan, it's too late today, be careful or Luo Dan won't leave the door open for you."

Cao Yang smiled and reminded him, you don’t live alone, if Wang Luodan talks too much, everyone will know about you tomorrow.

When I return to school, there will definitely be people who will spread the news.

If it were an ordinary crew, it would be fine. It is normal for the director to give acting guidance to the actresses in the middle of the night, and everyone is used to it.

The key point is that Cao Yang's crew is a little different. In name, it is a practical film under the name of the school. With so many students interning in the crew, it would have a bad impact if news got out, and the school would also be in a passive position.

"Director Cao, I told you not to be angry. Luo Dan and the others felt that today's filming was over, so they wanted to relax, so they secretly went to the Internet cafe to stay up all night."

After Dong Xuan finished speaking, he lowered his head unconsciously, but then raised it up and looked into Cao Yang's eyes.

Okay, remember, these people must be taught a lesson tomorrow. If anything goes wrong, it will be a big trouble.

Before Cao Yang could say anything else, Dong Xuan mustered up his courage and went straight up to hug Cao Yang, "Director Cao, I really want to improve. I really want you to guide my acting skills."

"Dong Xuan, I understand what you mean, please listen to me."

Cao Yang stopped Dong Xuan from speaking, "I don't want to lie to you. I may go to Hollywood next and won't be making Chinese-language movies for the time being, so I can't support you."

Then Dong Xuan’s eyes widened.

Director Cao, you misunderstood. I don't expect to achieve success overnight. I'm only a sophomore in college. My biggest hope is that you can think of me and arrange a supporting role for me in your movies from time to time.

Now you actually say that you are going to Hollywood... That's Hollywood. When the time comes, if you are happy, you can just arrange a small supporting role for me, and then I will be an international star!
What else is there to say? Just get this matter settled.

Dong Xuan just stood on tiptoe and kissed her...

I have said everything that needs to be said, but you still insist on doing this. I am not a saint.

The next day before dawn, Dong Xuan secretly went back, fearing that he would be discovered by Wang Luodan who had returned from an all-nighter. Cao Yang could not help but feel guilty again, ashamed of Teacher Situ, he should not have drunk yesterday... Oh, he didn't drink, the director's department had such bad feng shui, old Situ was right, the school should have been moved long ago.

Then I thought, I just had a relationship with the supporting actress, and I didn’t get involved with the leading actress this time, which is a big improvement.

Unlike those people who graduated from the directing and photography departments, who always get involved with the heroine, bah, disgusting.

After dawn, after breakfast, Cao Yang called Cheng Jianye and told him that some students had gone out all night last night. These students needed to be criticized and educated. If anything happened, both the crew and the school would be held responsible.

If it weren't for these people, Cao Yang felt that he would definitely not make any mistakes. They should at least bear part of the responsibility.

It has to be said that there is still support from local governments to facilitate services. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and it will definitely be very difficult to buy tickets in some places now.

After Cheng Jianye coordinated with the local government, the local department specially dispatched a bus directly to Beijing. Tickets were also purchased for the staff and actors who did not go to Beijing and chose to go home directly.

Cao Yang had to return to Beijing first to seal the film he had shot, and then go back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year.

He and Gu Changwei did not take the bus, but bought tickets and flew directly to Beijing.

After a lot of trouble, when Cao Yang returned to his hometown, it was already the afternoon of New Year's Eve. He thought he could spend a quiet and peaceful Spring Festival at home, but he didn't expect it to be just wishful thinking.

After knowing that Cao Yang had returned, all the relatives, friends, distant relatives and neighbors came first.

If it's just a normal interaction, it's fine, but some people who are unsure of themselves will start with:
Cao Yang, you are doing well now and have become a famous director. After the Chinese New Year, let my so-and-so follow you to be an assistant director and learn some things...

Listen, the first person he spoke was the assistant director.

Or they say: My so-and-so has always wanted to be a star. Now that you are a director, can you make a movie for my so-and-so?

These words and things seem childish. If they were written in a novel, readers might criticize them for being unreasonable.

But the reality is that such things really happen and there are quite a few people like this.

If he just wanted to learn something, Cao Yang wouldn't mind arranging him to be an apprentice at Qingying Studio.

However, if you say that you will be arranged to be an apprentice, the other party may immediately think that you are rich and look down on you - you are such a famous director, and you actually arranged your child from someone's family to be an apprentice of the lowest level?
Do you look down on us?
Whenever he encountered such a thing, Cao Yang would always explain with a smile: Oh, you are joking, I am still a student, I am only a senior this year, if I had that ability, why would I go to school...

After Cao Yang said this, those who spoke up might actually feel happy: I said he was just a student, how good could he be? It must be a rumor from outside...

This wave of people is over, but the matter is not over yet, there will be another wave of people coming.

Leaders from my parents’ workplaces, local government, and city-level leaders…all came to our home in the name of expressing their condolences.

These people were roughly aware of Cao Yang's influence, and they were all very polite when they met Cao Yang.

Once these people come, those relatives, friends, distant relatives and neighbors who have come once are likely to come again. They may not be aware of Cao Yang's power, but they understand the government and know what it means for the leader to come in person.

People who may not have thought of asking Cao Yang for help before may also come up with new ideas.

He stayed at home for a total of five days. When a relative who was almost five generations away asked Cao Yang for help to see if he could arrange for his son to work in the local government, Cao Yang knew that it was time for him to return to the capital.

During the New Year holidays, Cao Yang felt more tired than when he was making a movie. It would be more enjoyable for him to get into the editing room as soon as possible and cut film quietly.

(End of this chapter)