The Fleeting Years of Chinese Entertainment

Lin Mo's thinking was simple; he only realized how difficult it was when he actually took to the field.

He would either run out of the frame for a while, stare blankly at the camera for an extended period, or burst into laughter from time to time.

Even Xie Xiaojing was speechless. It could be said that Lin Mo was the student with the worst acting talent he had ever seen.

"I'm sorry everyone, my teacher, I've embarrassed you again."

Lin Mo, who was once again blocked due to his own fault, has now gotten used to apologizing.

Xie Xiaojing glanced at Lin Mo helplessly, "It's okay, anyway, you don't have many scenes, it won't take up much time. You can adjust yourself. You're not good at acting, but you do have some talent as a director."

Lin Mo stared blankly at Xie Xiaojing with her big, bright eyes. "Teacher... are you sure you're trying to comfort me? Or are you just trying to discourage me?"

"Ahem... What are you thinking about? Go and prepare properly, don't waste everyone's time."

Watching Xie Xiaojing's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Lin Mo felt as if he were fleeing the battlefield after feeling guilty.

Time flies, and more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The scenes for supporting characters such as Lin Mo, Zhu Yawen, and Zhou Yang have mostly been filmed, and the remaining scenes are mostly for the two main characters, Wang Jinsong and Wang Baoqiang.

Xie Xiaojing looked at Lin Mo sitting in front of the director's monitor and sighed silently:

"Although my apprentice's acting skills are terrible, his directing talent is even greater than mine. He can already direct on his own. After this movie is finished, he might really become a qualified director. I'm really curious why he didn't just apply to the directing department of Beijing Film Academy?"

If Lin Mo heard his teacher's evaluation of him, he would definitely cry out that he was wronged.

It's not that he doesn't want to, but that he's afraid he won't pass the exam!

Lin Mo's academic talent didn't come from his mother at all; it came entirely from his father.

"Cut! This one's passed."

Lin Mo watched Wang Jinsong and Wang Baoqiang's performance with envy in his heart. Not to mention Teacher Wang Jinsong, he was simply no match for him.

Even Wang Baoqiang's acting skills were far superior to Lin Mo's, making Lin Mo, a professional, seem even more amateur than Wang Baoqiang.

"Teacher, look at this picture, how is it?"

Although Lin Mo is now directing the film himself, Xie Xiaojing still needs to review it first, since he is not arrogant enough to think he can direct a film on his own.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xiaojing also came over and reviewed Lin Mo's footage. "Not bad, it's good. Lin, you're becoming more and more like a director."

"No, no, teacher, please don't praise me anymore, or I'll get arrogant," Lin Mo said with a smile, scratching his head.

"Haha... Xiao Lin! Director Xie is right, you really have a talent for making movies. His decision to switch to the directing department was indeed a stroke of foresight."

Wang Jinsong also stepped forward and praised Lin Mo.

"Teacher Wang..."

Lin Mo was a little speechless. Looking at Wang Jinsong's gratified expression, he was filled with mixed emotions.

Faced with his "job hopping", Wang Jinsong was not angry at all. Instead, he kept teaching Lin Mo his acting and directing knowledge, so generous that Lin Mo didn't know what to say.

"Whether I'm in the acting or directing department, you're still my teacher," Lin Mo finally said after a moment of silence.

"Hehe... Alright, I'll accept you as my student too."

"Hehehe..."

"Ha ha…"

Amidst laughter and cheers, the filming of "Lost in Thailand" progressed faster and faster.

Li Chenggong was moved by Niu Geng's sincerity and kindness, and thus returned to his family after his prodigal son's return.

After the scene where the two meet on a plane, the story of "Lost in Thailand" officially enters its final chapter.

"Xiao Lin, you won't be able to transfer to the directing department until next year. You're still a student in our acting department this year. After you finish post-production with Director Xie, don't forget to go back to class."

When Wang Jinsong left the film crew, he gave Lin Mo a piece of advice.

Lin Mo readily accepted, but it was almost winter break, and he figured he probably wouldn't be able to go back to class this year.

The filming of "Lost in Thailand" has taken about two months so far. Compared to the five months of filming and post-production in his previous life, Lin Mo felt that the current filming speed was about the same.

The rest is the film's editing and post-production.

Although Lin Mo was a complete novice, he had memories of watching movies in his previous life, so after learning how to edit and post-production, he made rapid progress.

In the latter half of the production, Xie Xiaojing had already handed over all the work to him, only occasionally checking on the progress and results.

Meanwhile, the news that Lin Mo was about to switch to the directing department was also brought back by the students of Beijing Film Academy who had acted in "Lost in Thailand".

Although such things have happened before, this is the first time they have ever seen someone like Lin Mo who changed careers so soon after the start of the semester.

However, it's far less surprising than Lin Mo writing a script and investing in a movie right after the start of the semester.

Therefore, Lin Mo's name gradually became known to the majority of alumni of Beijing Film Academy.

When Lin Mo paid off the wages of the post-production staff who worked with him on the film, the money left on the card his father had given him was less than 10 RMB.

Fortunately, compared to the approximately 400 million yuan invested in this film in his previous life, Lin Mo has already saved a lot of money.

Fortunately, the filming equipment was provided by the school, and most of the actors were "half-sold, half-given away," so it didn't cost him much money. Otherwise, he might not have been able to get the movie done with those two million.

As for the censorship and release permit, Xie Xiaojing and Wang Jinsong helped Lin Mo with it, so there shouldn't be any major problems. With Lin Mo's help, the sample film and the final film are basically the same, so the censorship can only be on the content of the film.

The next thing Lin Mo needs to consider is when to release the movie.

As for tomorrow… it should be this year. Lin Mo wouldn’t even consider it in the second half of this year, after all, with “Cellphone” and “Infernal Affairs” lurking there, Lin Mo doesn’t want to court death.

There are also various foreign blockbusters in the summer movie season, and Lin Mo doesn't have the ability to go head-to-head with them at the moment.

Therefore, the only available release dates are in the first half of the year, but there aren't many big movie release dates in the first half of the year, which makes Lin Mo a little worried.

Although there is still the Spring Festival film season, which is not currently valued by directors and has a long holiday, the time is a bit tight. There is only a little over a week left until the Spring Festival.

The film copies and distribution are fine, it's the marketing...

"What good publicity could there be in 02? Just the Spring Festival film season, that's all!"

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Lin Mo patted his forehead.