Who says Beijing Film Academy has no great directors? (2002)

The next day, with Qiao Liang as a witness, Liu Xiaoli signed a contract with Chen Yan.

Liu Yifei was incredibly well-behaved in front of Liu Xiaoli, showing none of the mischievous and clever side she displayed in front of Chen Yan.

Chen Yan simply told Liu Yifei to take Shu Chang's contract back with her, so she could sign it and bring it back.

Liu Xiaoli glanced at Chen Yan again: "Changchang's acting is good. Chen has a good eye for talent."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "It's mainly because Changchang invested all her salary in the project to support me."

Liu Yifei immediately chimed in, "Then I'll invest too! I don't want any payment."

Liu Xiaoli frowned. Liu Yifei's salary wasn't high now, only 100,000 yuan, but she didn't mind.

So he turned his attention to Chen Yan, who generously agreed that it would be fine to sign a supplementary agreement.

Even after he finished speaking, he took out the supplementary agreement from his bag, making people wonder if he had planned it all along and didn't want to pay any of the film's fees.

Qiao Liang couldn't bear to look, so he lowered his head, picked up his teacup, and started drinking.

Liu Yifei's lips curled up slightly, she was overjoyed.

After Liu Xiaoli signed the supplementary agreement, she asked Chen Yan to let her know when the filming would start, said goodbye to Qiao Liang, and left.

As Liu Yifei left, she looked back reluctantly, but after Liu Xiaoli told her to stop, she quickly followed.

Qiao Liang raised an eyebrow at the two of them being all lovey-dovey: "You've had your eye on that girl for a while now, haven't you?"

Chen Yan scratched his head: "Teacher, they're all classmates, all classmates. That girl isn't even an adult yet, you can't say things like that."

Qiao Liang gave him a look that said, "Don't even try to talk to me. After being a teacher for so many years, you'd be hopeless if you couldn't understand this little thing."

However, he didn't argue with Chen Yan much and instead brought up the matter of actors.

"I found out about Guo Jingfei and Zhang Jiayi that you asked me to look into the other day. Are you free tomorrow? Have them come for a brief interview. Lao Bi told me that this kind of film is easy to get approved, so he wants you to get the team ready in advance."

"By the way, are you the only director on the crew?"

Chen Yan immediately replied, "I've asked Ning Hao and Zhou Yifeng to help me out, if they're free. Also..."

As he spoke, Chen Yan smiled sheepishly, "Teacher, the equipment in the department..."

Qiao Liang was quite straightforward: "Yes, the one you liked is reserved for you. Have you found a venue yet?"

Chen Yan had already thought about this problem: "We've found a location. Some scenes will be filmed in Beijing, which will save money."

Low-budget films shouldn't be made with a lot of fanfare; it's better to focus on meticulous production and cut corners on elaborate scenes.

Qiao Liang also agreed to start filming quietly. Even if a sophomore student spends a lot of money on marketing, it doesn't necessarily make a big splash. It's better to save the money and polish the film.

"Okay, so we won't do any preheating then."

Qiao Liang put down his cup and asked leisurely, "Have you found the rest of the minor roles?"

Chen Yan had only four words in mind: "The true intentions are revealed at the last moment!"

Chen Yan replied, "I've already asked my classmates to promote it to the acting department. I'll need the teachers to tell the students that if anyone is interested, they can come to the audition tomorrow. It's a small production team, so we don't have that much fanfare."

Qiao Liang nodded approvingly.

After discussing the issues related to the film crew, the two chatted about other things before Chen Yan left the office.

Ning Hao had something to do on Saturday, so Chen Yan asked Zhou Yifeng to help him with the interview.

Qiao Liang had spoken to all the teachers in the acting department, and the students at Beijing Film Academy were instantly excited, especially Zhou Yang and Jiang Yiyan.

They never expected that the classmate they greeted back then would be making a movie.

They are still holding open casting calls at the Beijing Film Academy.

On the Beijing Film Academy's online forum, posts from Chen Yan looking for supporting actors for his new film suddenly appeared everywhere.

Everyone rushed to verify if it was true. Besides the performing arts department, the photography department and other departments also came to ask if they needed any staff, saying they'd be happy to come and have some fun.

Of course, there were also a few who poured cold water on the idea, saying that Chen Yan is only a sophomore in college, and the probability of this movie flopping is as high as 90%, so everyone shouldn't have too high expectations.

Overall, everyone was still very excited. Although the Beijing Film Academy has many star students, most of them are still unknown, especially since Chen Yan is making a movie.

This isn't a short drama or a micro-movie; this is a pure film project.

At the end of class, the acting professor was still saying that a student from the directing department was going to make a movie, and the audition would be held at 1 p.m. in room 702 of building A. Anyone who had time could go and watch.

But the teacher didn't take it too seriously, after all, Chen Yan had never heard of such a rich second-generation student before.

Zhou Yang held his phone, staring at Chen Yan's profile picture, unable to decide for a long time whether to ask directly.

"Yang Yang..."

"Ah!" Zhou Yang was startled and turned around to see that it was Jiang Yiyan.

Jiang Yiyan glanced down at Zhou Yang's phone. "What are you doing? You look so listless."

Zhou Yang quickly put his phone away: "It's nothing."

"By the way, Yan Yan, why don't you try out for Chen Yan's drama?"

Jiang Yiyan felt awkward when she heard the name Chen Yan. She remembered how this kid hadn't given her any face in the cafeteria that day, so why should she go?

Jiang Yiyan tossed her hair and replied proudly, "I heard that the lead role in his movie has already been decided, and the rest are just minor supporting roles. I'd better not go. I've already made plans to audition for a film crew."

Zhou Yang nodded. "Then I'll go take a look. I'm just killing time anyway."

Jiang Yiyan patted her shoulder: "If you don't get the role, don't force yourself. I'll see if our crew has any suitable roles for you and recommend you."

Zhou Yang forced a smile: "Okay."

Actually, she didn't really like Jiang Yiyan, but there weren't many people in the performing arts department this year.

Speaking of which, it was Jiang Yiyan who persuaded her to ask for Chen Yan's contact information in the cafeteria last time. Thinking of this, Zhou Yang finally made up her mind to send Chen Yan a message.

But Chen Yan had no time to pay attention to her right now, because he was comforting a young girl.

"Waaah... Chen Yan, my Wang Yuyan is gone..."

"It's all your fault!"

Chen Yan rubbed his temples, having forgotten about it; the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils series had only recently started filming.

Chen Yan tried replying, "Then I'll find someone else? You're going to play Wang Yuyan again?"

"No!" Liu Yifei's voice suddenly rose.

Liu Yifei replied very unhappily, "My Wang Yuyan is gone, you can't take away my Huang Xiaoxian too."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Alright, alright, I was just teasing you. I'll give you a similar role later, so don't be sad."

Liu Yifei said in a low voice, "But I really like Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."

Seeing that the girl was still immersed in her sadness, Chen Yan changed the subject, saying, "Besides being pretty, Wang Yuyan is essentially a fool."

Liu Yifei was indeed led astray. "How so?"

"Murong Fu only cared about restoring the country from beginning to end and never paid any attention to her. She kept chasing after him. What else can you call her but a love-struck idiot?"

Liu Yifei asked, puzzled, "What does 'love-struck' mean?"

Chen Yan hissed, forgetting that the term "love-struck" didn't exist yet.

"You see, she only has eyes for her lover, putting herself in the lowest position. She doesn't even love herself, so how can she expect others to love her?"

Liu Yifei realized what was happening and immediately said, "Oh, then I'm not love-struck! I don't want to be love-struck."

Chen Yan suddenly thought of something: "Well, things have two sides. Look at Wang Yuyan, she has a good side too. After she met Duan Yu, the two of them were so loving. What does that show? Meeting the right person is very important!"