Chapter 34: Drama Academy
An Lan is only nineteen years old and a sophomore.
But in fact, An Lan hardly spent a single day in school this semester.
Of course, no one would do anything to her because her mother, An Shengnan, was the honorary vice president of the Central Academy of Drama.
In the cold light of winter, Han Zhou and An Lan were walking in the college wearing large scarves and hats.
“Ding Ding~”
Someone honked their bicycle horn.
"Brothers! Sisters! Make way! It's time to create!"
Han Zhou pulled An Lan and took a step aside.
The guy behind me was riding his bike crookedly.
The front wheel of the bicycle seemed to be crooked, so it was tilted everywhere when I rode it.
However, the man did not intend to stop to repair the bike, but continued to pedal: "Thank you!"
Han Zhou looked at the man walking away and the crooked bicycle, and tapped his temple in confusion.
An Lan: "A crew is here to recruit people today."
Han Zhou suddenly understood.
For the students in the acting class, in this situation, let alone a broken front wheel of the bicycle, even a broken left egg would not stop them from rushing to audition.
Han Zhou smiled: "It seems that not many people recognize you."
An Lan nodded: "It's okay at the Central Academy of Drama, but if it's Yanying, I'm afraid I won't be able to walk around the campus so easily."
The Central Academy of Drama trains actors, and actors in TV dramas and movies are only a small part of them.
Yanying cultivates stars, and stars mean high popularity and are well-known among young people.
When a school has a large number of popular stars and a large number of people who want to be popular stars, the atmosphere of star chasing creates.
Therefore, the environment of the Central Academy of Drama is relatively better for star students.
"Let's go and have some milk tea." Han Zhou held An Lan's hand and did not let go, continuing to hold it.
When we came out, each person had a cup of milk tea.
Han Zhou: "Besides the finals, I have another thing to do this time."
"I want to find a few veteran actors who can play the role of professors but don't look too frail. They should be over fifty and between seventy years old. I plan to look for them in Tianle. If you have any, that would be fine too."
Such actors are very hard to find.
"This Man From Earth" needs such actors, and they have to be cheap.
An Lan: "How about I take you to see Professor Deng and see if we can find someone willing to perform."
Han Zhou shook his head: "Forget it, the professors from the Central Academy of Drama... I can't afford them."
When filming "This Man From Earth", the first priority was to make the actors cheap.
A cameo is best.
The filming of this movie took only a few days at most.
Therefore, it would be best to find someone who is currently acting in Hengdian and invite him to come as a guest star.
They certainly didn't know that what they filmed for a few days was all there was to the main supporting roles.
As long as the temperament is right and the lines are fine, the movie can be finished in a few days. There is no need for special effects. It can be directly released after some editing.
This movie may also be the simplest movie to shoot in film history.
However, the planning and filming of this film was not easy.
We must find the right actor with good acting skills and temperament.
Otherwise, the awkward scene of people chatting about the length of a movie in a room alone would be enough to discourage 90% of movie fans.
An Lan thought for a moment: "Do you mean to find professional actors or extras who have good acting skills and are not expensive?"
How could An Lan not know what Han Zhou was thinking?
Han Zhou nodded: "That's it."
An Lan: "This... I'll ask for you."
"There may be many film and television companies with such actors, but Mailang may not be easy to find."
"It's okay. Just ask a few more questions to give you an extra layer of insurance." Han Zhou: "I'll focus on Wang Xiya."
We walked to the edge of a lake, which had already slightly frozen.
The two stood by the lake, and Han Zhou took out a cigarette: "After this final, I will quit the music industry."
“I haven’t been in there yet though.”
An Lan turned around and looked at Han Zhou in surprise.
"Why?"
"Why!"
Han Zhou lit up a cigarette: "I want to be an actor. Actors cannot live without smoking. If you smoke, you can't be a singer."
"I've thought about it. With my conditions, it's actually very difficult to be a singer. It's much more difficult than being an actor. As an actor, I can succeed easily, you know."
Han Zhou has the ability to get into any role in seconds, which is a very rare talent in the entire film and television industry.
With this ability, it is only right that I make a living as an actor.
Since he is an actor, Han Zhou doesn't want to be a singer anymore.
An Lan: "But you write songs..."
"I'll continue writing songs, but forget about singing." Han Zhou looked at An Lan and said, "Of course I have to write songs. I'll sell them exclusively to your dad in the future. It's my most profitable job. How can I give up?"
An Lan looked at Han Zhou and suddenly felt bad.
"If you don't want to be a singer anymore, why don't you want to be an actor anymore?" An Lan said seriously: "I won't sing anymore, let's go."
"Go as far as you can."
"I know what you're worried about, and I know you're right to worry."
"But, I never listened to my mother."
Han Zhou rubbed An Lan's hair: "It's not that simple."
"It's fine this way. If I kidnap you, your mother will chase me thousands of miles away, and I won't be able to hide."
"In fact, your parents' style of doing things is not a secret in the circle. I have already asked Chen Feng about it."
"Chen Feng's advice is to keep me away from your mother, otherwise I have no future in this circle."
"I don't know how to do anything. There is no other way out except becoming a star. I have to eat."
An Lan looked at Han Zhou seriously: "I'm going to confront her."
"Why are you showing off? Do you think you are Wang Duoyu?" Han Zhou was speechless.
An Lan: "Wang Duoyu? Who is this?"
Han Zhou didn't dwell on this question. He took a puff of cigarette and exhaled the smoke: "Are you going to have a falling out with your mother in order to date me?"
"Will our relationship have any fruition? Not necessarily. Even if we get married, it may not last forever."
"To say that true love conquers all is an illusion held by children."
"Even if you're willing to break up with your mother because of me, I won't agree."
"Anyway, there has been no fate between us in the past few years."
An Lan still remembers the lyrics of "Cloudy Day".
But it was the appearance of these songs and every little bit of experience in these days that made An Lan feel even more that Han Zhou was her future.
But after Han Zhou found out that An Lan's mother was An Shengnan, he knew that he and An Lan were not destined to be together.
At least that's the case today.
Even if that day really comes, it won’t be today, not within a year, or within two years.
Or maybe one day Han Zhou becomes a nationally renowned movie star, holding several awards, and his name represents box office success. At that time, An Shengnan might put Han Zhou on the shortlist of candidates for her future son-in-law.
What kind of personality does An Shengnan have? Just look at her name, and then look at the development and behavior of Universal China over the years.
The most important thing is the divorce between Liu Jianxi and An Shengnan.
An Shengnan has her own experience, and with her extremely strong personality, it is impossible for her not to influence An Lan's personal life.
An Lan's personality is similar to An Shengnan's.
If it is at this point in time, the real beginning of Han Zhou and An Lan's relationship was when An Lan and An Shengnan fell out.
Han Zhou was very clear about this, so he chose not to start at all.
An Lan looks very happy, her family has countless amounts of money, but her parents have separated, and she has had a falling out with her mother, so her life is probably not a good one.
An Lan, this silly girl, actually said directly that she wanted to elope?
It was because the more she was like this, the more Han Zhou didn't want to be like this.
This is a trouble for An Lan and An Shengnan, and a huge trouble for Han Zhou himself.
Whether for An Lan's sake or for his own sake, Han Zhou was not prepared to have a relationship with An Lan now.
Standing by the lake, An Lan held Han Zhou's hand tightly: "I won't sing anymore..."
"I don't have that much time." Han Zhou.
An Lan stared at Han Zhou's face closely: "If you become a true king, even my mother will have to admit your excellence."
Han Zhou: "And let me join Global China?"
"I opened an entertainment company. Even though I'm the only one in the company, maybe in the future..."
An Lan: "I know that with your personality, you would never do such a thing as a gigolo. If you were this kind of person, you would have run away with Wang Xiya a long time ago."
Han Zhou smiled: "I would like to run away, but people have to think highly of me."
An Lan pinched Han Zhou: "Am I worse than her?"
Han Zhou looked at An Lan seriously: "The wind is so strong, go home and take a rest so as not to catch a cold. The finals will be held this weekend, and it will be live broadcast."
"When you can't sing because of a cold..."
"Before you were the only one who had regrets, but now there are still many fans waiting."
An Lan looked at Han Zhou and said, "It's nothing if you can't sing in one show. It would be a pity for your fans to hear you say you're quitting the music industry."
Han Zhou laughed: "I don't have any music fans. My fans are just fans for fun at best."
"That's the music of Yueyue, the music lovers of Yuele."
“Don’t make the mistake.”
An Lan: "Hasn't anyone told you that you sing well? I like listening to you sing."
Han Zhou: "Then I'll sing it for you."
An Lan listened.
Han Zhou raised his head, facing the lake, and shouted:
"1997!"
An Lan looked at Han Zhou in confusion.
Han Zhou shouted: "I learned how to drive a car!"
"Up and down the hill, more than a thousand people were crushed to death..."
After singing, Han Zhou felt much happier. He put his hands on his hips and laughed: "Hahaha!"
"Hey An Lan, look, can you handle this mental illness?"
An Lan moved around and stood in front of Han Zhou.
Han Zhou looked down at An Lan.
An Lan stood on tiptoe and kissed Han Zhou on the lips.
After a long while, they separated: "Three years is enough? Three years to become a movie king. I was only 22 years old at that time."
"You will be twenty-five then."
Three years? Three years might be enough for me to enter the international market.
Han Zhou smiled: "I don't know if three years is enough to become a best actor. Who knows who will be awarded the best actor award? But in three years, I can help you become a superstar."
"Okay." An Lan: "If I can't become the best actor in three years..."
Han Zhou: "If I can't become a movie king in three years, I'll go to Hollywood."
"If Hollywood doesn't give me any awards, I will earn the most box office and become the richest actor, and then I will buy back all the awards."
Passers-by: "Who the hell is this? So arrogant, and he's an award-winning actor..."
Han Zhou turned around and said, "Of course I want to win the Best Actor award. Not just one. I want to win all the Best Actor awards in three years. Do you believe me?"
The passers-by knew they were encountering a mentally ill person and quickly left.
…
An Lan helps Han Zhou find actors.
Han Zhou helped An Lan compose music.
In a flash, three days passed.
The only live broadcast of "Superstar of Tomorrow", which was also the night of the finals, has arrived.
Who are the four finalists?
A lot of show viewers forget about it.
The audience of the show is waiting to see the performance of the little diva An Lan, and to see what kind of schizophrenic song the mentally ill Han Zhou can write today.
Various entertainment and public accounts were also paying attention, and many news media were also present.
Many people were invited by the program team.
Most of them were invited by Universal, Mailang and Tianle.
Everyone has their own purpose.
An Lan is going to be crowned queen here.
Han Zhou is going to bid farewell to the singer's stage here.
When the live broadcast started, a large number of viewers who usually only watched the online broadcast version could not help but turn on their TVs.
The opening ratings of "Tomorrow's Superstar" exceeded 2%.
This data is enough to become the highest-rated program of the month, and this is just the beginning.
