Chapter 283 God's Favor
Lucas' interview was like a series. His schedule was originally only two days, a TV interview and a university speech, but the fans' enthusiasm was beyond his expectations, so he had to add another day. In order to catch up with the schedule, he changed his flight ticket to the third night, so the originally scheduled family dinner had to be cancelled.
"It's crazy. You can see that your fans love you very much." Lucas couldn't hide his excitement and spoke excitedly to Jiang Yunhui.
"They come here because they admire your talent." Jiang Yunhui responded modestly.
"But eight out of ten questions they ask are about you."
This... is indeed the truth, but Jiang Yunhui still feels a little embarrassed to say it so openly.
"Oh, there's another one about your wife," Lucas said with a smile. Although he had known about Jiang Yunhui's popularity for a long time, he felt the shock only when he was there. Fans always liked to talk about him and his wife together, and even used his wife to tease him, which made him even more curious about Xiang Nuan.
"It's such a pity that I couldn't meet her." He sighed from the bottom of his heart.
Jiang Yunhui also sighed. Lucas's film had such a strong response that his trip was also attracting much attention. He had activities during the day and banquets at night, which filled his schedule completely.
However, there should be many more opportunities in the future. After all, he was very satisfied with his program plan. Not only did he finalize many details on the spot, he almost brought the French team over to study and discuss together.
Of course, this is all later, and for now we still have to focus on the afternoon activities. The additional lecture is at the Film Academy. After all, the participants are all professionals, so we still have to be very alert and take it seriously.
"Our theme today is very interesting, it's called the language of the lens. I don't know how you understand this theme..."
Lucas is very good at this kind of activity. Jiang Yunhui positions himself as an assistant and companion, and plays a guest role when necessary, neither stealing the spotlight nor missing out. However, the students' enthusiasm for learning is really high. Not only do they ask questions one after another, but they also ask Jiang Yunhui to demonstrate on the spot from time to time.
"The language of performance is not the same as the language of the camera, for example..."
Such "for example" is usually left for Jiang Yunhui to show off. After being Q'd three times in a row, everyone laughed. It was hard to tell whether this was a "little tacit understanding" between Lucas and his students, or a large-scale show of Jiang Yunhui pampering his fans.
"Mr. Jiang's performance is not completely reliable," Lucas said with a smile, "He has a thorough understanding of the role and his performance is superb, but don't forget that such a good actor is hard to come by. In order to better present our theme today, I would like to randomly invite a student or staff member to perform the next performance."
This was a segment that Lucas decided to join on a whim, but Jiang Yunhui understood what he meant in seconds and his excitement was beyond words.
He is trying out the show format, this guy is simply brilliant!
The original one and a half hour lecture was extended to two hours, and then to two and a half hours. In the end, they became the audience and the students became the protagonists of the creation.
"Time is a nasty guy. It disguises itself as an alarm clock to count down for us. There is no way, we have to listen to it." Lucas said: "Before the end of this unforgettable exchange today, I want to leave you with a question to think about. Of course, not all of you will enter the film and television industry in the future, but it does not prevent you from recording your life and telling wonderful stories. What I want to ask is, what is the ultimate language of the lens?"
This question brought the originally lively meeting room to a state of total silence. Everyone was thinking quietly, with occasional whispers, but no one dared to say that their ideas were the "ultimate answer."
"It's a person!" someone shouted.
"Who?" Lucas' eyes lit up.
“The person behind the camera, the person holding the camera, the kind of person he is determines what kind of story will be shown through his camera.”
The person who spoke was a handsome boy, attracting everyone's attention.
"Any other answers?" Lucas asked.
“I think it’s the person in front of the camera.”
A clear and beautiful voice sounded from the last row. Everyone turned around at the same time, and when they saw the speaker stand up, they instantly burst into thunderous cheers.
Lucas was a little confused by the sudden enthusiasm. He looked at Jiang Yunhui and saw his smiling face as bright as the sun. Jiang Yunhui leaned over and whispered the name of the person in his ear, and he immediately exclaimed.
"Everything must revolve around the story, including the camera and the person holding the camera. People outside the camera cannot intrude into the story under the guise of language or style. In other words, a chef who destroys the natural flavor of the ingredients is not a good chef."
Xiang Nuan spoke the most resolute words in the most gentle tone, which stunned everyone, especially Lucas. Everyone gave her the warmest applause, and waves of cheers lit up the whole audience.
"Is she also a filmmaker?" Lucas asked Jiang Yunhui. Although he got a negative answer, he still asked several times in disbelief.
"I'm so sorry to meet you in this way." After the show, Xiang Nuan finally met Lucas in the lounge.
"Why are you here? You didn't even say hello in advance." Jiang Yunhui was as surprised to see her as Lucas was. If there weren't so many people around, he would have hugged her tightly.
"Look at what you're asking," Xiang Nuan wrinkled her nose at him coquettishly, and then took out an exquisite food box and handed it to Lucas like a magician, "I didn't have time for the family dinner, so I made some homemade snacks. You can take them with you to try on the way."
"What time is our flight?" Lucas asked his entourage.
"Three more hours."
"Oh, it looks like we still have some time." Lucas smiled like a child, "If you don't mind, could you prepare some coffee for us? It would be a shame not to enjoy such a good snack with friends."
The lounge instantly turned into a tea room. Lucas opened the food box, and exquisite snacks of various shapes appeared before his eyes. He smiled and said, "Is this the handmade work of a master that retains the natural freshness of the ingredients?"
He actually still remembered what Xiang Nuan had just said, which made Xiang Nuan laugh embarrassedly.
"I've embarrassed myself in front of you."
"No, no, no, this is the first time I've heard such a novel and insightful idea. I've traveled to many places in the world and asked countless people this question, but only you answered it from the perspective opposite the camera. It's amazing! Do you know? I feel like a window has suddenly opened in my brain, and a fresh breeze is rushing in. You can understand how I feel, right?"
Lucas ate, gestured and talked, and he even started dancing.
"Yunhui, you must invite your wife to your show! Missing out on such a genius would be the biggest regret for you, no no no, it would be me, everyone else."
Uh... Xiang Nuan had to retreat tactically. It was just a matter of one sentence, but the aftereffects were a bit strong? !
She was originally happy when Jiang Yunhui said that the family dinner was cancelled, after all, there was one less trouble. But after thinking about it, she felt that it would be unreasonable for her to not express any gratitude at all, so she asked Uncle Huo to prepare this snack and send it to her.
She was just expressing her attitude. Isn't it said that emotional value is very important? She really didn't want to show off. To her, it was just her opening line.
There has to be some sense of atmosphere.
Jiang Yunhui put his arm around her shoulders, lowered his eyebrows and looked at her with a faint smile, even a little gloating. Who told you to be the king bomb when you appeared? It depends on how you turn it around.
"You're really not an actor? Nor are you from the film and television industry?" Lucas still couldn't believe it. "Oh my God, this must be God's favor to me. I just needed a pure and innocent lady with no acting experience to play the leading role, and you just appeared without any warning and as if it was destined!"
Wait, stop!
Xiang Nuan really felt a little dizzy now. If Jiang Yunhui hadn't held her, she would have turned around and ran away!
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