A real man never looks back at an explosion.

Amidst the noise, Lu Hao decisively ended the interview and, surrounded by security guards and staff, walked into the gate of the Imperial Capital Film Academy.

This is his first time here.

From past life to present life, he has never been a professional, but Lu Hao still has an inexplicable campus sentiment in his heart. He feels that it is really a pleasant thing to study in a specialized film school for four years.

I won’t say much about the academic training, even if it’s all the handsome guys and beautiful girls around you, it’s really fun to fall in love with them.

This kind of youth is the kind that is portrayed in movies and TV dramas.

Of course, this idea is just a thought.

At ten o'clock, Lu Hao appeared in Dean Pang's office on time. It was the sixty-year-old dean who came downstairs to greet him personally.

Pang Baishi is not very famous because he has always been engaged in management work, but thirty years ago, he was also a household name.

Born in the opera world, he became the boss of an opera troupe and was known as Boss Pang. Later, he switched to model operas and movies. He starred in the first love movie of the new era with a new theme.

The movie is called "Lush Mountain Love".

The kissing scenes in the film seem to be quite acceptable in today's eyes.

The reason why Lu Hao first chose the Imperial Capital Film Academy was because of the character of the dean. He was a very open-minded and avant-garde dean, and someone who truly understood movies.

According to Chu Wen, Pang Baishi still maintains the tradition of teaching undergraduates every year, and he is extremely popular among every class of freshmen.

The tongue twister that freshmen use to practice speaking, "White stone is white and slippery, we move white stone to build a white tower, white stone tower, white stone build, white stone build a stone tower...", is adapted from his name.

In the office.

Take a seat.

There was no tea, just a glass of plain water. Dean Pang smiled kindly and explained, "I don't drink tea, and there's no tea in the office."

Lu Hao nodded.

"As long as there's water."

Many old-school artists do not drink tea, mainly to protect their voices.

It's not just tea, he won't drink anything that's even slightly stimulating, like alcohol, vinegar, or even cold drinks, meat, or chili peppers... He won't eat anything at all. His self-discipline is unimaginable.

Over time, even when you are in your seventies or eighties, you will still have a precious voice, with a clear and bright voice, full of energy, and it sounds extremely pleasant.

Most artists today cannot achieve this level, not even Lu Hao himself.

When they were on the phone before, Lu Hao had already briefly talked to him about the joint school. Now that they were in the office, they exchanged a few pleasantries and then got straight to the point.

Dean Pang asked in detail about some key details.

Needless to say, funding is an issue, and as for venues, Lu Hao prefers to use existing venues. After all, time is tight. In fact, the most important issues are teachers and students.

DreamWorks and Lu Hao himself do have a lot of connections, but it is still far from enough to support a university.

What Lu Hao proposed was to hire famous teachers with high salaries and pay them enough. Anyway, he had a large budget and was not short of money. Those mature private schools also did the same.

With famous teachers, there is no need to worry about students.

Dean Pang also agreed with this idea, and he agreed very much. He offered very generous conditions and was willing to assist in the invitation.

He has much more face than Lu Hao.

Having served as the dean for decades, he has many students all over the world. It is no exaggeration to say that his influence is definitely not inferior to Lu Hao's.

Moreover, he can solve many problems that cannot be solved with money.

This surprised Lu Hao a little. He never expected that he would cooperate so well.

However, at the end of the discussion, the old dean still put forward his own conditions.

That is - in addition to film and television arts, this university must be equipped with and bear the responsibility for the inheritance and protection of other niche arts.

As if he had been prepared for this matter, Pang Baishi threw out a list.

Peking opera, shadow puppetry, wooden drums, acrobatics...

These categories are basically things that are not doing well in the market now, or are already out of date and are rarely read by young people.

Lu Hao was silent for a moment, but without any hesitation, he nodded and agreed.

In fact, in Lu Hao's opinion, there is no such thing as art being outdated. For many things, it is not that the audience does not like to watch them, but that the craftsmen themselves do not perform them well enough.

Take crosstalk for example.

It was once an art form on the verge of extinction. Thanks to the amazing talent and perseverance of Lao Guo, who persisted for twenty years, he finally brought this traditional art back to prominence. His meritorious service is truly immeasurable.

Of course, in terms of profitability, they are also making a lot of money, and are even showing a trend of developing into an idol group.

The same is true for other art forms. The main reason for their extinction is that without outstanding successors, there is no market. Without a market, no one is willing to learn, and over time, a vicious cycle is formed.

In addition, the form is outdated, unable to produce new content, and out of step with the times. It cannot survive, let alone flourish.

Can……

The development of art is not commercial competition.

Commercial competition emphasizes the survival of the fittest, but art, for example, will occasionally have a retro trend.

Take Peking Opera and shadow puppetry for example. Their core competitiveness is still very unique. If a genius like Lao Guo really emerges, it may not be impossible to redevelop them.

But the prerequisite is that the inheritance cannot be broken.

Then, it's up to time and chance.

These things don't cost much, and for a newly established school, they are just a drop in the bucket.

So Lu Hao agreed.

After agreeing to it, I realized that this move was actually quite clever. Although it was unintentional, its positive political significance is still very strong. After all, we are now advocating the protection of intangible cultural heritage.

With these majors, my college will appear more prestigious. It doesn’t matter whether it makes money or not. It’s just about spending money to set a benchmark.

Seeing that Lu Hao agreed, Pang Baishi also seemed very happy.

To put it bluntly, art protection requires money. He has been working on this matter for a long time over the years, spending a lot of money and effort, but his strength is limited after all.

Now with big money like DreamWorks and Lu Hao, it is equivalent to eating the big customers.

In the office, Lu Hao and Pang Baishi talked until after four in the afternoon. They even had boxed lunches in the office. They had basically arranged all the preparations for the entire school.

It is organized under the name of the Imperial Capital Film Academy and exists independently as a branch.

The school site is provided by DreamWorks.

Teachers: Pang Baishi and Lu Hao jointly appointed.

Source of students: part is recruited from schools, part is recruited from the society.

As for the rest, they are all minor details. Once the overall situation is determined, someone will naturally handle the other work.

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