Tian Zhuangzhuang was calm and composed at this moment, looking completely at ease.
“……”
Seeing this, Mu Deyuan was instantly furious, “Right, right, right, you have a big picture, you want to have a big picture, so why don’t you…”
“Tell me, Lao Mu, which student from the Director Department have you taken a fancy to? I’ll set you up, and next year you’ll be able to take in a proud disciple, how wonderful!” Tian Zhuangzhuang said cheerfully.
“You’re thinking too beautifully.”
Mu Deyuan quickly stopped speaking. He had gotten stuck halfway through because the Director Department only had a few duds, and he couldn't even remember all their names. How could there be anyone presentable?!
“I almost fell for that old schemer’s trick!” Mu Deyuan cursed inwardly, relaxed for a moment, and then slowly said, “As for those few sprouts in the Director Department’s undergraduate class, you should let your teachers teach them well. Wu Chen, this uncut jade, still needs to be polished by my Photography Department.”
“……”
Tian Zhuangzhuang saw that Mu Deyuan didn’t fall for it and even provoked him in return. For a moment, he was unable to retort, mainly because his own students really weren’t living up to expectations, so there was nothing good to retort with.
“Eat, eat!” Tian Zhuangzhuang said dejectedly.
“Don’t walk so fast, Lao Tian, aren’t you, a big Director, going to give some advice on the script?” Mu Deyuan chased after him, talking incessantly.
Tian Zhuangzhuang walked faster and faster.
“Teacher Tian!”
“Director Tian!”
Several Director Department students greeted him quickly, but before they could finish speaking, they felt a gust of wind blow past, and the figures were gone.
“Uh, Teacher Mu!”
“Why are the two Directors walking so fast? Is there an emergency?”
“Something big might have happened. Should we follow them to see?”
“Forget it, Director Tian is really harsh when he scolds people. I don’t want to be scolded!”
“……”
“Lao Tian, you can’t be so petty, you need to have a big picture!” Mu Deyuan chased after him, muttering a few words. Seeing that Tian Zhuangzhuang didn’t respond, he changed the subject, “I plan to go to Lao Zhang’s place later. Are you coming?”
“Hmm? Why go to Lao Zhang’s?” Tian Zhuangzhuang was a bit confused, but then he thought about it and immediately understood, “No wonder you brought out the script. You specifically went to find Lao Zhang, didn’t you? Wu Chen is only a freshman. If he wants to apply for this funding, you’ve passed this hurdle, but you still have to pass another one!”
Mu Deyuan grinned, silently assenting.
“Alright, I’ll go too. It’s a good opportunity to talk to him about whether the Director Department can get more money later. Without money, nothing can be done; everyone is hesitant.” Tian Zhuangzhuang nodded in agreement.
“……More money, more money. How much funding does the Director Department already take up!” Mu Deyuan grumbled, but he didn’t strongly object. After all, the Beijing Film Academy’s Director Department is indeed one of the Beijing Film Academy’s facades.
Fortunately, the Photography Department’s funding is also quite good.
“Hmm, let Lao Tian go charge first. If he can get this done, I’ll also go push for it!” Mu Deyuan calculated in his mind.
“Have a bigger picture!” Tian Zhuangzhuang said speechlessly, “It’s not good for you if I get it? Don’t tell me you’re not secretly planning something right now!”
“Eat, eat!”
……
On the other side, Wu Chen and the others had already eaten and drunk their fill, and were leisurely preparing to return to the dormitory to rest, admiring the beautiful cultural landscape along the way.
“Compared to Senior Sister Dong Xuan, it feels a bit lacking.” Xiang Zhuo shook his head, looking like a judge.
“Why didn’t you say that just now? You were as timid as a quail!” Wu Chen couldn’t be bothered with this guy, a typical theoretical “sacred beast.”
“Accident, accident, let’s not talk about this. Later, how about us brothers play a few rounds of Red Alert and experience the romance of France?” Xiang Zhuo’s eyes darted around as he suggested.
“I’m not playing, I need to study!” Pu Songri flatly refused.
“I’m not playing either, I need to sleep!” Chu Tianshu yawned, looking listless.
Wu Chen looked at Xiang Zhuo’s eager eyes and sighed, “I do want to relax, but you’re too bad at it, so forget it!”
“Pfft!”
Pu Songri and Chu Tianshu burst out laughing at the words.
“Damn it, I’ll go back and practice hard, next time I’ll definitely amaze you all!” Xiang Zhuo said indignantly, making a grand declaration.
Back in the dormitory, the three went about their own business, and Wu Chen, on the contrary, became idle.
“Perfect, I’ll take this opportunity to talk about that matter.”
Wu Chen pondered for a moment, then slipped out of the dormitory, found a secluded corner, took out his cell phone, and dialed Wu Yangming’s number.
“Dad, it’s like this, I have an idea, can you help me figure it out…” Wu Chen explained in detail.
Wu Yangming listened, sometimes frowning, sometimes relaxing, and finally understood Wu Chen’s meaning.
“You mean, you plan to talk to the two Guangzhou distributors’ stalls that you plan to cooperate with, about using their sample shoes or customer finished products for the male and female lead’s shoes in your movie…”
Wu Yangming pondered for a moment, thinking carefully, “It has a certain feasibility. The sample shoes at the Guangzhou stalls are actually unbranded inventory.
Although our factory is said to make shoes, in reality, we just process them for others. Not to mention our small factories, even large factories now help with processing.
Your movie is a hidden advertisement. Whether the Russian customers or the Guangzhou distributors’ stalls will buy into it is a question.”
Wu Yangming immediately analyzed the key point: whether customers would be willing to pay for such an inconspicuous advertisement was a problem.
“Dad, please help me contact them. If they’re interested, I’ll go persuade them!”
His father agreeing to help was within Wu Chen’s expectation. This was just an extra way to make money. If it succeeded, it would be a good thing; if not, it wouldn’t have too much impact, it would just mean a smaller share of the movie.
“By the way, Dad, it’s not a solution for our family to just run a factory to process for others. Shouldn’t we move to the shoe city and open a stall?” Wu Chen saw that the time was ripe and struck while the iron was hot.
Downstream factories are both tiring and don’t make much money. If they want to transform, they have to start now, and then adapt to the situation at the right time, otherwise, if they take too big a step at once, they won’t be able to manage it.
“I’ve thought about what you said too!” Wu Yangming was very relieved to hear this, “I’ll discuss it thoroughly with your mom.”
“Alright, you go get busy, I’ll find someone to contact.”
Wu Yangming hung up the phone after speaking, revealing a brilliant smile, “My son has grown up!”
……
“What’s the use of building so many Tesla coils? Their air force will drown you!”
“Damn it, Yuri controlled the War Factory! Quick! Use dogs to kill him!”
“……”
Wu Chen had just returned to the dormitory when he heard Xiang Zhuo’s roar.
Chu Tianshu and Pu Songri, neither of them was sleeping, nor were they studying; both were standing behind Xiang Zhuo watching the game.
Goodness, emotions really are contagious. Xiang Zhuo was now as excited as if he had been injected with adrenaline.
Wu Chen saw that Xiang Zhuo was about to lose and deliberately peered towards the door, “Holy cow, Lao Mu!”
Wu Chen’s shout was like a bolt from the blue to Xiang Zhuo.
“Bang!” Xiang Zhuo, quick as a flash, slapped the monitor shut, then pressed and held the power button to shut down the computer, patting his chest, still shaken: “Chen Ge, where is Lao Mu?”
“Oh dear, my eyesight is getting worse and worse lately!” Wu Chen covered his forehead and slowly walked towards his bed.
“Chen Ge, why are you touching your forehead if your eyesight is blurry!” Xiang Zhuo squeezed his knuckles, smiling sinisterly, “Do you want your brother to take a look for you!”
“Hahaha!”
“……”