Huayu: The Big Players Behind the Scenes

(Foreword: This book is for those who dislike single-female lead stories. Please do not read if you dislike this genre. Also, this book is relatively flat and realistic, without many shocking events. As you can tell from the title, it's a behind-the-scenes story. This was all typed by hand; using AI made me bald!)

[Yanzu, Tianle, Yikuan, and Jiao Shu's Check-in Spots]

[Bingbing, Tiantian, Yuanyuan, and Xixi's Check-in Spot]

Zhuang Huai'an's high school grades were not ideal.

Fortunately, his family was quite wealthy, and with his father Zhuang Kaixuan's financial power, he successfully enrolled in the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy.

On his first night in the dormitory after enrolling, Zhuang Huai'an had a very strange dream.

In my dream, there was a blurry figure that kept muttering nonsense about rebirth, system, female celebrity, and so on.

Zhuang Huai'an was so annoyed by his noise that he decided to go up and beat him up to shut him up.

Before he could even make a move, the opponent suddenly exploded, breaking into bubbles of all sizes, which then hurtled towards Zhuang Huai'an, who was still in a daze.

When I woke up again, it was already the next morning.

Dormitory 404

Zhuang Huai'an squatted on the edge of the balcony with a sigh, exhaling a puff of smoke.

"Damn it, what the hell is going on?"

"I was reborn at 18, which is bad enough, but then there's this time traveler in my head. The worst part is, I haven't even had a chance to fight him yet, and he just exploded?"

"Pah, you piece of trash!"

That's what he said, but Zhuang Huai'an was still somewhat relieved. Having been reborn, he naturally knew that he had almost been possessed by an "extraterrestrial demon".

"Sigh, so what if you possess my body? With my body and name, no matter how great your achievements or how famous you become, what people will talk about is still my name, Zhuang Huai'an. It has nothing to do with you, brother."

Feeling the memories lingering in his mind, Zhuang Huai'an's expression was inscrutable.

In my memory, that unlucky brother was a struggling director who stumbled upon a stroke of luck and transmigrated into my body, also carrying an "all-around star system".

For some unknown reason, Zhuang Huai'an exploded before he even touched him.

The so-called "system" rewards were also divided into bubbles of varying sizes, which were completely integrated into Zhuang Huai'an's mind.

He glanced at them briefly and realized that almost all of them were works that would become wildly popular in the global entertainment industry over the next thirty years.

Zhuang Huai'an could withdraw such a large sum of money at any time.

Moreover, the benefits don't stop there. Perhaps due to the fusion with those light spots, Zhuang Huai'an's body also underwent a major transformation.

He was already handsome, but his face looked like it had been filtered with a beauty filter, his skin was much smoother, his sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes sparkled, and he walked with a powerful and swift gait.

Originally just over 180cm tall, he seems to have grown a few centimeters taller, and his six-pack abs are now visible. When he clenches his fist lightly, the veins bulge out like dragons, making him look like he could kill a bull with one punch.

Looking at his drastically changed appearance in the mirror, Zhuang Huai'an suddenly felt a little sorry for his unfortunate brother.

Good person,

Thank you to the time-traveling brothers for the generous gift.

"Hey bro, what are you doing here?"

A voice interrupted Zhuang Huai'an's narcissism. He turned around and saw his roommate, Sun Hao.

"Looking at a handsome guy," Zhuang Huai'an said, raising an eyebrow at him in a joke.

After carefully examining him, Sun Hao nodded seriously, "I arrived late yesterday and didn't get a good look, but you're undeniably handsome!"

Even if someone is handsome, they're not as lucky as you.

Looking at his honest-looking roommate, Zhuang Huai'an felt a little helpless. This guy might not be famous in the directing world, but he ended up marrying Liu Xiwang's daughter.

"Huai'an, why don't you apply to the acting department?"

"I have no talent, I can't do anything." Zhuang Huai'an's accent started to go astray, and it has to be said that the infectiousness of Northeastern dialect is really strong.

"If Huang Xiaoming can get into Beijing Film Academy just because of his looks, I think you're better looking than him, so you'll definitely be fine too," Sun Hao said, squeezing toothpaste as he argued with him.

"That's true, but isn't being a director more interesting than being an actor?"

"But it's hard to become a director," another roommate, Wang Zhiyong, said as he tied his hair in a ponytail and walked toward the balcony. "Being an actor is so easy, all you have to do is be good-looking."

"Then why don't you say that the competition for actors is also fierce?"

"I think they each have their own merits."

The three chatted casually, quickly finished washing up, and seeing that it was almost eight o'clock, hurried towards the directing department classroom.

Today is the first day of school. There are only 14 students in this year's undergraduate directing program. 13 of them were admitted through the regular entrance exams, while Zhuang Huai'an is just a slacker.

As soon as they entered the classroom, several students were already there. The three brothers from room 404 all went to the back row and took over the seats by the window.

"Hehehe," the three of them looked at each other after taking their seats, revealing smiles of great minds thinking alike.

Before long, all 14 students in the class had arrived.

A little while later, four teachers, two men and two women, walked in.

"Hello students, let me introduce myself first. I am Wang Hongwei, the head instructor of the Class of 01."

Wang Hongwei introduced them one by one: "This is Professor Xu Tongjun, Professor Yang Lin, and your temporary tutor Li Chen. From now on, the four of us will be responsible for your main teaching. Now, Li Chen, you will preside over our class's first class meeting."

"Okay, Director," Li Chen said. She had short hair and looked young, but she was very composed. "Hello students, my name is Li Chen. I am currently a graduate student under Professor Yang Lin. I am your senior. As instructed by the school, I will serve as your temporary counselor for the next year. If you have any questions, you can come to me."

Let's start with self-introductions, beginning with the student in the first row.

"Okay, hello professors, hello senior Li, my name is Li Jia, from..."

Students who have studied are no strangers to self-introductions. Soon it was the turn of the three brothers from the 404 row in the back, and Zhuang Huai'an finished them off.

"very good,"

Wang Hongwei nodded. "We'll be spending the next four years together, so I hope we can help each other and show our best. That's all for today."

After the three professors left, Li Chen methodically registered everyone's information and distributed school badges, student IDs, and other items.

After the military training arrangements were explained, everyone left.

"Huai'an, Haozi, let's go for a walk around the school."

"What's so interesting about such a tiny place? I might as well go back to the dorm and study." Sun Hao touched the newly issued "Audiovisual Language" book and grinned like a lovesick fool.

Seeing that he refused, Wang Zhiyong looked at Zhuang Huai'an.

"I'm not going either," Zhuang Huai'an shrugged. "I have something to take care of and need to go out."

"Alright, I'll go back to my dorm and study then."

The three parted ways. Zhuang Huai'an walked to the school gate, hailed a taxi, and soon arrived at a courtyard house in Houhai.

After confirming the house number, Zhuang Huai'an took out a key from his pocket and opened the gate.

This is a large two-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house). If you include the rear-facing room, it's a three-courtyard house.

Zhuang Kaixuan bought this place specifically because he was worried that his eldest son wouldn't be used to living in the dormitory.

After strolling around the courtyard, Zhuang Huai'an found it to be truly excellent. Not only did it retain the original charm of a traditional courtyard house, but it also had all sorts of modern amenities. He nodded in satisfaction, as he certainly didn't want to end up like the pop diva, having to empty the chamber pot every morning.

Zhuang Huai'an took out his newly purchased Motorola and called his elderly father.

"Hey, kid,"

Zhuang Kaixuan's loud voice rang out, "How's it going? Is everything settled?"

"Everything's settled, Dad. Are you alright?"

"Everything's fine, everything's fine at home too. Just take good care of yourself out there. I'll transfer another 100,000 to your savings account later. The capital isn't like our small town; there are many more places where you need money..."

Listening to the rambling on the phone, Zhuang Huai'an showed no impatience whatsoever.

It has been ten years since I last heard that sound.