1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 144 Beijing Film Academy Professor: We've Got Some Work! (Please Subscribe!)

"Wenqiong, you're planning to become an actress in the future, right?"

"Yes."

What kind of actor do you want to be?

After asking the question, Chen Fusheng, sitting in the passenger seat, noticed his sister-in-law's blank look through the rearview mirror. So he first gave her a brief explanation: "Actors are divided into stage actors, film and television actors, dancers, or singers. Which profession do you want to pursue?"

Zhou Wenqiong didn't know much about this and didn't make a decision blindly. Instead, she cleverly asked, "Brother-in-law, do you have any good suggestions?"

Chen Fusheng thought for a moment, then turned around and glanced at him: "How's your singing?"

"so so."

"Sing a couple of lines for me."

Zhou Wenqiong asked shyly, "What should I sing?"

“Whatever, sing whatever you can,” Chen Fusheng replied.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wenqiong paused for a while before beginning to sing:
"When I was little, my mother told me that the sea is my hometown. I was born by the sea and grew up in the sea. Oh, the sea... cough cough, I'm sorry."

Zhou Wenqiong sang off-key, and her toes gripped the ground in embarrassment.

"It's okay, it's fine."

Chen Fusheng knew that his sister-in-law was shy, so he stopped looking at her through the rearview mirror.

However, although he commented that the other person's voice was quite good, in reality it was just a plain voice, lacking personal characteristics. In an era without various auxiliary audio editing devices, it was obviously not suitable for a career as a singer.

Therefore, Chen Fusheng offered his suggestion:
"I suggest you focus on studying drama and acting in college. That way, if you don't want to join a production crew or your acting opportunities are unstable after graduation, you can apply to a drama troupe. As for dance, you need to build a foundation from a young age. You haven't studied dance before, so it's a bit late to start now. Therefore, I don't recommend you learn it."

"Okay, thank you, brother-in-law." Zhou Wenqiong nodded earnestly.

Chen Fusheng suddenly thought of something and added, "But it seems that the Beijing Film Academy's acting program focuses more on training film actors, while students trained by the Central Academy of Drama are more well-rounded..."

Seeing that the gate of the Beijing Film Academy was already in sight, Chen Fusheng concluded, "In short, both schools are good, and there are still several months before the art exams. You have plenty of time to think it over, or you can try both of them, which will give you more options."

Zhou Wenqiong nodded again, like a chick pecking at rice.

Soon, their car drove into the Beijing Film Academy campus. Since it was winter break, there weren't many people on campus. Of course, there were still some people, otherwise Chen Fusheng wouldn't have brought his sister-in-law here today.

Principal Cheng Ying was not at the school at the moment. The people who received Chen Fusheng were Qian Xuege, the class teacher of the 78 Beijing Film Academy's acting class, and Situ Zhaodun, the class teacher of the 78 Beijing Film Academy's directing class.

The matter of arranging my sister-in-law's art exam was resolved in just a few words.

The school not only arranged a dormitory for Zhou Wenqiong, but also assigned her a mentor. With such treatment, it would be difficult for her not to pass the art exam next March.

This was also beyond Chen Fusheng's expectations.

But since the school has already made this arrangement, it would be awkward for him to refuse.

After consulting with Zhou Wenqiong herself, the matter was settled.

After resolving his sister-in-law's issue, it was naturally his turn to deal with his own business.

"Director Chen is here to select actors now? But the students are all on holiday." Qian Xuege was naturally very welcoming when he heard that Chen Fusheng wanted to select actors for his new movie, but it was already December, and there were no students left at school.

"Teacher Qian, you've misunderstood. The actors I'm looking for aren't students, but teachers," Chen Fusheng corrected.

Yes, his second purpose in coming to the Beijing Film Academy was to invite professors from the academy to play the roles of professors in his next film, "The Man from Earth".

There are two reasons why he didn't look for actors from film studios, but instead sought out teachers from the Beijing Film Academy.

First, they are teachers, and when playing various scholars and professors, they don't need to deliberately imitate them; they can easily bring out that kind of temperament.

Secondly, they are not lacking in acting skills. Well, at least there is no shortage of acting instructors, otherwise they wouldn't be able to be teachers.

"You want us to act?" All the teachers in the office, including Qian Xuege and Situ Zhaodun, were taken aback.

Some thought they had misheard and asked again, "Director Chen, you're not joking, are you?"

"How could I joke with my teachers like this during the Chinese New Year?"

As he spoke, Chen Fusheng took out the script for the role in "This Man Comes from Earth" from his briefcase.

Then they were distributed to the teachers present.

"Li Sen, a professor in the History Department of Tsinghua and Peking Universities, claims to have lived for 14000 years and looks about 30 years old. He invited friends to a party because of 'moving house' and revealed his secret during the party."

“Wang Bo, an anthropologist from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, aged forty to fifty, initially remained skeptical of Li Sen’s ‘claims’ and attempted to expose Li Sen’s lies from an anthropological perspective.”

"He Hongdan, a biologist, aged 38 to 45, questioned Li Sen's longevity from a scientific perspective, proposing scientific evidence such as genes and physiological aging in an attempt to refute his claims."

"..."

"Gu Jin, geographer, can be between forty and sixty years old, and mainly participates in discussions from the perspective of geographical change and environmental evolution."

"Edith Moore, a Christian foreign teacher..."

At this point, although the teachers at the Beijing Film Academy only had the character scripts, even from these few scripts, they were almost certain that the story Chen Fusheng was going to tell in his next movie was incredibly imaginative.

"Director Chen, could you briefly tell us what your story is mainly about?" Situ Zhaodun couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Of course." Seeing everyone's curious gazes, Chen Fusheng described the general plot of "The Man from Earth" to them.

Moreover, while he was speaking, he noticed that several teachers, while listening, showed signs of having ideas about the roles they held.

However, when Chen Fusheng left the Beijing Film Academy, he finally settled on three teachers.

Of course there were three, and Chen Fusheng was not disappointed.

After all, there aren't many teachers at the Beijing Film Academy these days, and they also need to fit the character image. Being able to pick out three was already a pleasant surprise for him.

"Brother-in-law, are you planning to play the male lead yourself?" Zhou Wenqiong continued to sit in the back seat. She had participated in the entire discussion, and now that the car had just driven out of the Beijing Film Academy, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Let's look for a suitable actor first. If we can't find one, then I'll have to play the role myself," Chen Fusheng said.

Actually, the role of 'Li Sen' is much simpler than the roles he played before, because all he has to do is not be guilty when he is bragging, which is a piece of cake.

But the problem remains: he's too young.

Although the characters he played before were all older than his actual age.

However, those characters are all acting in dynamic scenes, so it doesn't seem too out of place.

The main content of "The Man from Earth" consists of scenes with fixed indoor settings and a lot of dialogue. If he were to play the male lead again, these static scenes would amplify the visual difference between the character's age and his actual age, thus giving the audience a sense of incongruity.

Therefore, if there is a suitable role, Chen Fusheng really doesn't want to play Li Sen himself.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Fusheng temporarily put the question aside, glanced at his sister-in-law through the rearview mirror, and asked, "Starting tomorrow, Wenqiong, you'll be living and studying here at the Beijing Film Academy by yourself from Monday to Saturday. Are you worried?"

"Don't worry, brother-in-law. I used to live on campus when I was in school, so I'm capable of living independently. Besides, didn't Teacher Li just say that she would arrange for me to live with a female student who stayed on campus?"

"Okay, that puts my mind at ease. Anyway, if anything happens, just use the school's phone to call my company. I've copied down the number for you."

"Yes, thank you, brother-in-law."

After Chen Fusheng finished his conversation with his sister-in-law, his driver asked again, "Director Chen, are we going home?"

"Yes..." Chen Fusheng had just finished answering when an idea suddenly popped into his mind, so he immediately changed his mind and said, "I won't go back yet, let's go to the Central Academy of Drama."

Since he couldn't find all the actors at the Beijing Film Academy, he thought he could try his luck at the Central Academy of Drama.

However, he had already made arrangements with the Beijing Film Academy beforehand, while his trip to the Central Academy of Drama was a completely impromptu decision. Given that it was currently winter break, he really couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't be turned away.
(End of this chapter)