Huayu 1995

Chapter 149 You are the Senior Sister (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Alright, everyone, focus now."

After all the guests had left, Su Chao began to address the students.

"Principal, how did you manage to get Ms. Chang Li to come and teach our class?"

The students had so many surprises today.

I met Andy Lau.

I met Li Baotian.

I saw Zhang Heping, who was on the wall.

Even teachers from the Central Academy of Drama came over to give everyone a "test".

Is this the kind of treatment you can get for a mere three thousand yuan training fee?
I actually thought it was expensive back then!

I really want to slap my past self.

"Uh……"

What the hell is this about inviting Chang Li over?

Su Chao didn't know how to deal with the trainees' imaginations.

They're here to cause trouble.

"Principal, Ms. Chang Li was fine at first, but after I spoke to her for a few minutes, she seemed unwell. Did I say something wrong? If she were an examiner, would I be rejected? I suddenly remembered that I studied Peking Opera; should I go to the Central Academy of Drama...?"

Qin Hailu had no idea what she had done.

"Stop...stop, you're overthinking it!"

Su Chao stopped her from continuing to use her imagination.

Qin Hailu is actually a naturally gifted actress with almost no weaknesses. If Chang Li knew her even slightly, she wouldn't let such a promising talent slip by.

The reason I talked to her so much was because she was outstanding.

Even if she is sometimes a little mentally unstable, it will not affect the Central Academy of Drama's admission of her.

"Principal, I want to go to the Central Academy of Drama!"

Zhang Ziyi was somewhat disappointed. Chang Li had also tested her, but she didn't interact with her as much as she had with Qin Hailu.

Before she could even start dancing, her test was over.

She has a lot more to show.

"You don't need to worry about anything now. Even if you take the exam now, you're guaranteed to get into the Central Academy of Drama."

Su Chao knew what Zhang Ziyi lacked.

She lacks recognition from others.

She just lacks praise from others.

In Hao Lei's words, she loves to show off, loves to be in the spotlight, and loves to be superior to others.

However, Su Chao wasn't talking nonsense.

Zhang Ziyi was one of the most outstanding students in the training class. Her physical appearance was an inherent advantage, and she also studied vocal music with Lin Zhimeng, lines with He Bing, and short skits for the art exam with him and Wang Jinsong...

She herself is very hardworking.

With so many classes, the admission standards for the Central Academy of Drama have long exceeded the usual requirements.

"Principal, what about me?"

The classroom immediately erupted in chatter, everyone eager to hear the principal praise them.

"You've all made great progress during this period of study, but it's not enough. You can all be even better. There are still six months until the art exams, and I think you should improve yourselves in the following aspects..."

Now that the students have reached this point, it's time to increase the intensity.

On the one hand, it is necessary to train the students' psychological qualities in the examination room.

In his previous life, Su Chao had handled hundreds or even thousands of art exam candidates, many of whom were very talented but made numerous mistakes when they entered the exam room.

This is the same as ordinary people taking the middle school and college entrance exams.

Students who usually perform well often produce significantly different results in important exams, and this is not always a coincidence. They may also perform poorly in the following year's exams.

This requires developing mental fortitude.

On the other hand, academic performance also needs to be improved.

The academic requirements for art students are relatively lower, but they are not without requirements; they still need to take the college entrance examination.

Some people didn't even graduate from high school.

For example, Guo Xiaodong.

These days, getting a high school diploma is very easy; you can just find someone you know to do it.

Guo Xiaodong dropped out of school in the second year of junior high to make his way in the world. He was able to get into the Beijing Film Academy because he went to get a replacement high school diploma.

After some motivational speech, the trainees were immediately energized, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

"Principal, will you take the college entrance exam with us?"

This is a question many students have.

At first, no one knew Su Chao's background, and they couldn't tell whether he had gone to university or not. Later they found out that he was just an eighteen-year-old kid.

However, Su Chao's authority has been tested.

No one looked down on him because the principal was younger than them.

"Sigh... I guess so."

Su Chao doesn't need to be pretentious. They're not forcing him to go to class all day long, nor are they restricting him from acting during his freshman and sophomore years. Why not let him get a degree?

Su Chao wanted to study directing.

If you're a directing major, then you should definitely go to the Beijing Film Academy; the directors at the Central Academy of Drama all work on stage plays.

However, the reputation of the Beijing Film Academy's directing department was built up by the older generation of students from before the class of 85.

Starting with the class of '87, only one or two famous students have emerged each year, and their reputations are not very good.

For example, Wuershan (level 94) and Lu Chuan (level 95), the three great sheepdogs, both came from here.

There's also Xu Haofeng, who makes martial arts films for a niche audience; he was born in 93.

There's also Cheng Er, who teamed up with Wang Yibo to sweep the internet with a film that received zero negative reviews.

In recent years, the directing department of Beijing Film Academy has not produced any decent directors. If you say it has nothing to do with this major at the school, well... then it can only be said that it has nothing to do with it.

Despite the relatively low profile of the 96 directing class at Beijing Film Academy, it did recruit students.

A total of eighteen people successfully graduated.

However, none of the students in the class became famous. After graduation, they all faded into obscurity, and not even one of them could make a living by filming short dramas.

Su Chao had no interest in the directing program at Beijing Film Academy.

If you don't want to go to the directing department, besides the acting department, you can also choose the cinematography department, the fine arts department, and the literature department.

The photography and fine arts departments have very high entry requirements and are highly specialized. Even if Su Chao gets in, he will need to spend a lot of time learning from scratch.

He didn't want to pursue photography or fine arts; all he could gain was an improvement in his understanding of lenses and aesthetics, which he felt was not cost-effective. As for literature departments, many people have a misconception that they teach novel writing and screenwriting, which is actually a misunderstanding. In reality, literature departments do not teach writing at all; instead, they cultivate the ability to appreciate and evaluate.

Therefore, the only option is the performing arts department.

The promise that he wouldn't have to attend classes and could go out to film movies regardless of whether he was a freshman or sophomore was a promise made to him by the acting department. If it were another department, they would think, "Your art students aren't taking our majors anyway, so why should we give you preferential treatment?"

For the class of '96, choosing a performance class from Beijing Film Academy or Central Academy of Drama was not difficult.

After chatting with the trainees for a while, they encouraged Su Chao to stay and watch TV with them that evening.

Oh right, Su Chao had been busy scheming all day, and only then did he remember that his coconut tree advertisement would be available tonight.

Advertising company B called to notify us.

They were unaware that Su Chao had established Yuanmeng Advertising Company, which had become a formidable competitor. They were even considering trying to recruit Su Chao to serve them like slaves.

This matter was publicized by Lü Bu and became known to everyone.

There was no way around it; he saw Chao Ge's hard work and kept it in his diary. This was Chao Ge's first screen appearance.

It is very memorable.

Celebrate with everyone!

Since that's the case, Su Chao agreed to watch TV with everyone.

However, since it was still early, Su Chao invited several employees to dinner, and also brought Zhou Xun and Li Jie along.

We found a small restaurant.

The principal should pay everyone's wages; the school has been behind on food supplies for several days.

Before the meal, Su Chao started taking out money.

"Li Jie, Duan Yihong, you two received tuition fees, but you did a lot of work outside of class. You'll each receive a bonus of two hundred yuan."

Su Chao sent the message to the two unofficial staff members first.

"Thank you, Brother Chao!"

Li Jie didn't stand on ceremony; he had already accepted the invitation and planned to stay and teach a physical education class to the second cohort.

"Thanks!"

Duan Yihong stood up and helped take the dishes from the waitress.

The little girl thought Duan Yihong's smile was for her.

She blushed shyly.

Oh my, what a charming man.

As today's guide, Duan Yihong played a very important role and delivered a near-perfect performance.

That's Chang Li!

Acting in front of her without being noticed, Duan Yihong felt that all his life's learning had come in handy today.

Two hundred is not a small number.

Duan Yihong and Li Jie both receive hourly fees, plus bonuses, totaling nearly a thousand yuan.

Duan Yihong was extremely glad that he chose to play a teaching assistant instead of a student.

"Abu, Dongzi, Bozi, you guys get 500 yuan in wages and 500 yuan in bonuses..."

Lu Bu's focus was on Su Chao, Guo Xiaodong's focus was on the training class, and Huang Bo also did a lot of things; he was very tactful in his dealings with people.

Earning 1,000 yuan a month is definitely a high salary.

It wasn't that Su Chao was acting like a saint.

He's already given Yan Siyuan and Sister Hong so much benefit, so his own brothers can't be too stingy either.

However, Lu Bu and others still need to grow, and their treatment should be improved gradually.

"Brother Feng, this 1200 is yours. You're the head manager, and you've worked hard at the training center."

Guo Xiaofeng was the oldest among them, and also the most energetic besides Su Chao.

He even put Duan Ming and his group under his control.

Giving him an extra two hundred is a token of appreciation for his hard work.

Two hundred is quite a lot; many people only earn two hundred yuan a month.

"Can I give Duan Ming two hundred?"

Guo Xiaofeng did not act on his own initiative.

He felt that Duan Ming had helped him a lot during this period, and it was only right and proper to give him a hundred or two yuan to buy cigarettes.

"You don't need to give me any. I'll give him another two hundred yuan. I'll use that money to have him help put up the recruitment flyers for the second cohort. Um, he should also put them up in the women's restroom."

Su Chao couldn't possibly let Guo Xiaofeng give him that money.

"I see."

Guo Xiaofeng nodded.

“No, you don’t understand…” Su Chao sighed and said, “We can’t have any legitimate employment relationship with Duan Ming and his people. They’re in the gray area, and we’re in the white area. If something really happens, we won’t be able to explain ourselves.”

Temporary workers are fine, short-term contracts are acceptable.

By keeping a group of hooligans around, is Su Chao tired of living, or does he want to have a run for his money?

"Oh~"

Guo Xiaofeng seemed to be deep in thought.

It seems that Duan Ming and his men need to be further tamed before they can be used.

Brother Chao is not satisfied with their current reformation.

"Young Master Zhou, five hundred is not much. If you become famous in the future, you should help look after some of the students who graduate from Dream Home. You are the senior sister..."

Su Chao paid Zhou Xun's salary this time.

They worked very hard as shills, you know, they even plastered flyers all over the women's restrooms in Beijing.

"Senior Sister..." Zhou Xun sneered, "Shouldn't I be Senior Brother? When have you ever treated me like a woman?"

Young Master Zhou is always around.

Now everyone in the training class calls her Master Zhou.

Once these people enter the entertainment industry, the entire industry will probably start calling me "Master Zhou".

How the hell am I supposed to find a partner in the future?

Are you responsible?
"Hey, why are we talking about this, brother?"

Su Chao chuckled.

How can you blame us for this? It's your own fault for being so useless.

I already told you to massage it more.

Touch the big one~
(End of this chapter)