Chapter 24: Respecting Teachers and Elders in Daily Life
Dongmianhua Hutong, Beijing North.
This is probably a famous hutong in Beijing North. One reason is that it is close to Nanluoguxiang and has many tourists. Another reason is that the famous Central Academy of Drama is in this hutong.
Meng Bai was carrying two full bottles of mineral water and walked slowly on the campus. The surrounding scene was still so familiar. He couldn't help but sigh: "More than two years after graduation, the school still hasn't renovated or built a new building. It's really exciting."
As a film and television school, the Central Academy of Drama itself is not short of various dramatic stories. For example, the most classic plot - because he didn't know the way, he asked someone for directions, and he happened to meet a future big star.
Of course, this kind of plot would definitely not happen to Meng Bai.
He has been in this small campus for four years. Not to mention the campus, he can recite the snack shops around from the east to the west like reading the names of dishes.
Walking into the administrative building with ease, Meng Bai stopped in front of an office. He sorted out his clothes and then knocked on the door gently.
"Come in."
A vicissitudes of life but powerful voice came out.
Slowly pushing open the door, an old man with gray hair but vigorous spirit was lowering his head and writing something on paper.
Meng Bai did not make a sound to disturb him. He turned around and closed the door lightly, then walked forward and stood quietly beside the table.
The old man seemed to know that the visitor knew his habits, so he did not rush to greet him, but sped up his pen. Only after finishing a paragraph did he look up at the visitor.
Meng Bai stepped forward and said respectfully: "Teacher Zou."
"Ah, little Meng." The old man smiled when he saw Meng Bai, stood up and walked out of the table, and greeted him at the same time: "Come, sit down."
The old man's name is Zou Yufu, a professor of the Department of Drama and Literature of the Chinese Academy of Drama, and also Meng Bai's tutor when he was in school.
At that time, Meng Bai had excellent grades and was talented. He was highly valued by Professor Zou and introduced him to many opportunities.
For example, he recommended Meng Bai's script to be a stage play for the graduation drama and introduced him to some bigwigs in the industry. Even in the year when he graduated, he planned to let him take his own postgraduate examination, and then recommend him to Beijing People's Art Theatre.
You know, Beijing People's Theater is the leading figure on the domestic drama stage.
Unfortunately, Meng Bai was young and energetic at the time. He always felt that he was blessed with natural inspiration fragments. There was no need to follow the old path of "within the system", but wanted to make his own way.
What happened next was just as everyone expected. Meng Bai, who was "re-educated" by the social university, was beaten to a pulp and became a small screenwriter struggling to make a living.
At the same time, for various reasons such as face and personality, although he has been in contact with Professor Zou, he has never asked for help.
The sun and the moon are passing by, and the youth's spirit is not saved. Young people are always like this, and this is also the vitality and hope of this society.
"Why did you suddenly think of coming here today?" Professor Zou asked with a smile.
"It's Teacher's Day, so I thought of coming to see you."
"Oh, you're so thoughtful." Professor Zou looked at Meng Bai with a smile, "But I thought that Teacher's Day was over last week?"
"Ah..." Meng Bai was stunned by what he said, and then he quickly put on a smile and said, "It's because I was too busy some time ago and didn't come, so I came to apologize to the teacher."
As he spoke, Meng Bai placed the two bottles of "mineral water" he had been holding in front of Professor Zou.
Professor Zou pulled down his glasses, looked at the "mineral water" in front of him, and nodded, "Okay, you are quite creative. I have lived for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen someone send mineral water. If I'm not mistaken, what you said is 'a thousand miles of sending white water, the gift is small but the sentiment is great', right?"
Meng Bai smiled and said mysteriously, "Please open it and try it."
Professor Zou looked at Meng Bai suspiciously, and then raised his hand to unscrew the bottle cap. As soon as the cap was opened, a refreshing aroma of wine came out.
Professor Zou's eyes lit up immediately, he took a sip from the bottle, and then half closed his eyes and said aftertaste: "Not bad, at least it's the original wine that has been stored for ten years."
"You are still a good drinker, you can tell it's a good thing at once." Meng Bai flattered him with an admiring expression.
In fact, he asked Liu Zhi to buy this wine at a similar price. He himself didn't drink alcohol normally, so he didn't understand what was so good about this thing.
Professor Zou obviously knew that his student was not a "friend of the wine country", and said unhappily: "You put such good wine in mineral water bottles, isn't it a waste?"
"There's no way, teacher, it's bulk and concealed." Meng Bai lowered his voice and said carefully: "But I heard that the last time the master's wife came to the office, she turned out your collection of wine and confiscated it."
Upon hearing this, Professor Zou's originally disgusted expression suddenly restrained. He subconsciously glanced at the door and complained to Meng Bai: "You said your master's wife is really something. I only drink less than a small cup a day, but she has to control me."
"This... is also for your health, isn't it."
"Don't give me that, I have a physical examination every year, and there is nothing wrong with my health. Young people like you stay up late and eat midnight snacks every day. It's possible that your health is not as good as an old man like me."
Professor Zou probably had been holding it in for a long time. He pulled Meng Bai and talked for a long time before he finally calmed down.
Touching the two bottles of wine, Professor Zou resumed his smiling expression and asked, "You kid, you never come to me for no reason. Well, today I am just taking advantage of someone's kindness. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Meng Bai clapped his hands and said, "I knew you were straightforward. I do want to ask you for help with something."
As he spoke, Meng Bai introduced the web drama he was planning to shoot recently.
"Online dramas..." After listening to Meng Bai's narration, Professor Zou was silent for a while, and said with emotion: "It is also a good channel. Each generation has its own creative media."
After sighing, he looked at Meng Bai and said: "I don't know much about these things on the Internet. Do you need my help?"
"Indeed." Meng Bai said: "Our drama is a unit drama, and we need some stage-by-stage actors with guaranteed acting skills. But, our budget is relatively limited, so..."
"I see." Professor Zou said with a smile: "You have taken a fancy to your junior brothers and sisters in the acting department."
"Not only junior brothers and sisters, some senior brothers and sisters are also OK." Meng Bai said: "I am not familiar with the teachers in the acting department, so I wanted to ask you for help, teacher, to see if you can ask someone to make a connection."
"Just this little thing? What else do I think it is." Professor Zou said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, the current director of the acting department is a student of my friend. I'll talk to him, and you can go directly to him after that."
"Tsk, teacher, if you want to talk about your popularity, it has to be this!" Meng Bai gave a thumbs up.
"Okay, okay, I don't know you yet, don't ask me about this." Professor Zou scolded with a smile: "If you need any help, come and tell me, there will be no more opportunities after this opportunity."
Meng Bai smiled and said, "Teacher still understands me. I heard that our new campus in Changping will be put into use next year, right?"
"You are quite informed." Professor Zou nodded: "There is such a rumor, and the school is still studying to see which majors will be moved there next year."
"Then it is still empty now, right?" Meng Bai said: "There are two episodes in my drama that need to use the campus scenes. I was thinking if the new campus has not been used yet, can I borrow it?"
In the story of the first season of "Soul Ferry", there is a chapter called "Red Senior Sister", which is the only unit in this season that occupies two episodes of the plot, and it involves school scenes.
After all, as a supernatural horror story, it always feels a little incomplete without schools, abandoned buildings and mental hospitals.
"I don't know much about borrowing the venue. I'll have to ask someone." Professor Zou frowned and said, "Wait for my news. I'll ask if I can borrow it for two days. It stands to reason that it's only natural for the school to provide some help when the students of your school are filming a play."
"Thank you, teacher."
(End of this chapter)
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