Chapter 4 Shoot!

"This movie is really good. I went there for the three major film festivals. I have a good chance of winning an award!" Wang Xiaoshuai's eyes were full of sincerity.

However, facing Wang Xiaoshuai's invitation, Wu Yuan was not moved at all. He even sighed with disappointment and turned to walk into the classroom.

"Hey, junior brother, don't leave!"

Seeing that Wu Yuan was not interested at all, Wang Xiaoshuai became anxious. He personally recruited actors and he had never seen anyone refuse!

Pulling Wu Yuan's hand, Wang Xiaoshuai forcibly pulled Wu Yuan out of the corridor in the eyes of the 1998 directing students in the classroom who were curious, jealous, and puzzled.

As he walked, he kept muttering: "Junior, I know that since you have chosen the directing department, you are definitely not that interested in acting."

"But think about it, as a student in school, you always have to accumulate crew experience, it is impossible to gather a crew and work alone right away, right?"

"You come to my crew to play the leading actor, and as your senior, I will definitely teach you everything I know. If you master these practical knowledge in advance, it will also be helpful for your own movies later!"

Wu Yuan pursed his lips. Does he need to teach Wang Xiaoshuai, a senior, about crew experience?

The experience of his twenty years in his dream, from a photography assistant to the chief director, is probably much richer than that of Wang Xiaoshuai now!

But think about it, what his senior said is not wrong.

In fact, most of his experience in his dream is in the era of digital movies. After all, he was just a photography assistant in the first three to five years after graduation. To put it bluntly, he was actually a chores in the crew. He had nothing to do during normal start-up.

By the time he became a cameraman, the film and television industry as a whole had already entered the era of digital cameras.

Wu Yuan was indeed a little unfamiliar and uncomfortable with how to skillfully use film cameras. He spent most of his time in school getting familiar with and practicing the use of film cameras.

Unfortunately, school practice is just practice after all. It is impossible to really use the film bought with real money to make it. He does lack some experience in film film crews.

Thinking of Jia Zhangke's advice yesterday, Wu Yuan's thoughts were somewhat loosened.

Before, no crew had ever asked him to film, so Wu Yuan did not take the initiative to contact the crew to become an actor, but now someone has taken the initiative to find him, and the one who came is Wang Xiaoshuai, and it is "Seventeen-year-old Bicycle"!

However, Wu Yuan has never acted in a play, whether in reality or in dreams!

He said in a low voice with some entanglement: "Brother, I can't act!"

"It doesn't matter!" Wang Xiaoshuai smiled immediately when he saw that there was a role, and reached out and patted Wu Yuan on the shoulder: "In our play, you just need to play yourself, just play a 17 or 18-year-old Beijing boy, you don't need very advanced acting skills, just play it naturally."

As he said, Wang Xiaoshuai smacked his lips and looked Wu Yuan up and down again: "To be honest, your appearance is too good, you are more than 1.8 meters tall, right?"

"Looking carefully, you look too handsome!"

"I think you are better than the one who played in "Return of the Pearl" Su Youpeng from "Princess" and Ting Feng from Hong Kong are both more handsome!"

"The one from the acting department in 1996, Chen Kun, right? He doesn't look as handsome as you!"

"You didn't apply for the acting department, but came to study directing? Isn't this a waste of your face!"

"But being too handsome is not good either. The judges of major film festivals don't like actors who are too handsome or too beautiful. Their image doesn't match their acting skills."

Wu Yuan smiled. Wang Xiaoshuai was not the first person to say this. In fact, everyone he met was so surprised when they knew that he was a student of the directing department instead of the acting department.

Who told Wu Yuan to like directing, like the pleasure of controlling the set and letting the art of light and shadow dance in his hands according to his own ideas?

Whether it was the 20 years in the dream or now, Wu Yuan never regretted choosing this path. Instead, he is more determined to be a director.

"Forget it, you're handsome, but I fell in love with you at first sight." Wang Xiaoshuai shook his head and sighed, "Fortunately, there are two male protagonists in the script. Xiaogui, who came to BJ from the countryside to work, is not suitable for you, but you can still play Xiaojian, a boy from Beijing."

"Brother, let's make a deal first. If I go to your crew, I will follow you every day to learn how to be a qualified director." Wu Yuan said seriously.

He really didn't think of acting as his main career, not to mention that art films like "Seventeen Years Old Bicycle" can't promote actors.

What really made him agree was the generous teaching of Wang Xiaoshuai, the leader of the sixth generation of directors.

"Hey, don't worry!" Wang Xiaoshuai patted Wu Yuan's shoulder again: "What's there to be shy about between brothers? As long as you want to learn, I will definitely teach you."

"It's hard to say that filming is hard, but it's also easy. It depends on talent. Your talent is definitely enough!"

"Come to my crew for training. I guarantee that you can learn it thoroughly!"

"Okay, I'll shoot!" Wu Yuan nodded fiercely: "As long as you don't mind that I haven't acted before!"

"What's the big deal? I never pay attention to the background of actors when I shoot. Even those who have never acted before can be used. It's not that they can't be trained." Wang Xiaoshuai said without any concern.

The two didn't talk about the pay in detail. There is really not much money to be paid for acting in art films these days.

After confirming his intention to act, he didn't even need to sign a contract. Wu Yuan just took out his Nokia 3310, which he bought for more than 1,000 yuan, and exchanged contact information with Wang Xiaoshuai, and the job was decided.

Next, he just needed to wait for Wang Xiaoshuai to notify him to start filming.

"This play will not start filming in the short term, and you are the first actor to be confirmed." After writing down Wu Yuan's mobile phone number, Wang Xiaoshuai finally reminded him:

"The crew's preparation, mainly the actor selection, may take one or two months."

"If it's fast, it should start filming in June or July. I'll call you when the time comes. Don't give up on me!"

"No, I don't have anything else to do." Wu Yuan shook his head.

"Okay, then it's settled. I have something else to do and I'll leave first. You go to class." Wang Xiaoshuai left the school with satisfaction.

After saying goodbye to his senior, Wu Yuan turned around and returned to the classroom.

But, as soon as he entered the classroom, he was greeted by a pair of curious, puzzled, and jealous eyes.

In the past, although Wu Yuan was the top student in the class and was praised by the teacher, he was not so perfect because he was usually smiling and playing with pirated discs. He would treat everyone to food and drinks when he made money, and he was not floating in the sky. Therefore, everyone did not feel jealous of Wu Yuan. Instead, they felt that he was very real and easy to get along with.

But Wang Xiaoshuai is a big celebrity in the Film Academy. For the students, he is already a super director. Such a director came to Wu Yuan in person and seemed to invite him to join the crew. That was different. Some students inevitably had different emotions in their hearts.

Facing the different looks of the students, Wu Yuan shrugged: "No way, my buddy is too handsome, even more handsome than the acting department next door. Senior Brother Wang took a fancy to me and wanted me to act in his play."

Boos immediately rose.

All the jealous and puzzled looks were resolved, leaving only a pair of smiling eyes.

Those who can be admitted to the directing department of the Film Academy are not arrogant, but most of them do not take actors seriously. They all think that actors are just tools in the hands of directors.

If Wang Xiaoshuai asked Wu Yuan to be the assistant director, his classmates might be extremely jealous and puzzled, and cursed in their hearts why!

But if he was asked to be an actor, there would be nothing worth paying attention to.

They are not players in the same track!

Wu Yuan also laughed with everyone, walked calmly to the back row and sat down, waiting for the teacher to come to class.

He deliberately did not say that his senior brother would teach him about the practical things of the crew, and this was the effect he wanted.

The friendship and relationship between classmates should still be maintained well, especially in a relatively closed circle like the Film Academy that focuses on personal connections.

Some things can be done, but you can't show off, after all, he is already prominent enough.

He doesn't want to be the object of jealousy and resentment among his classmates.

Although these classmates are unlikely to help him in the future, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

Besides, there is no need to stimulate the fragile hearts of these young people, after all, they are all classmates.

The big dream brought him not only 20 years of experience as a director, but also a lot of experience in dealing with people.

Having experienced too much warmth and coldness in the dream, Wu Yuan, who gained and lost, will never make some mistakes again.