Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xun's wailing was heard in the performance hall.
"Damn it, I forgot you have mysophobia and won't let anyone touch you! I was wrong, let go, my hand is going to break!"
The head of the department looked at the scene and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
She must have seen it right. How come Mr. Pei San came to their small theater?
And Mr. Pei San seems to be very familiar with Director Jiang Xun!
Jiang Xun rubbed his hands and said pitifully: "I'm here to do serious things. My new play "The Substitute Silly Concubine" is about to start filming, and several actors haven't been decided yet, so I came to the Film Academy to take a look."
"Don't talk about me. What about you? Why are you here? Is the company's performance not good? Are you planning to enter the entertainment industry?" Jiang Xun said with a playful smile at the end.
Pei Yaozhou straightened his clothes and said, "It seems Director Jiang has been very busy lately. He doesn't even read the news on the trending searches."
Jiang Xun sighed and scratched his head: "Yeah, I scratched my hair bald because of the casting for this new drama. I even wore a hat to cover it up. How can I have time to watch the news?
"Why, you're trending? Which big company did Pei acquire again?"
"You're so rich, why don't you invest in my new drama? I guarantee it'll be a huge hit and make you a ton of money. How about that?"
Pei Yaozhou's words reminded the department head.
Almost everyone at the Beijing University of the Arts knows about this trending topic these days, but up to this moment, the department head still doesn’t seem to have any sense of reality.
"Mr. Pei, you are not here to see Ruoxi's performance report, are you?" the department head asked in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Pei Yaozhou hummed in satisfaction, "Today is my wife's first time performing on stage, so naturally I have to come and support her."
"Madam? What madam?" Jiang Xun opened his mouth wide, as if he saw red rain falling from the sky.
Pei Yaozhou scoffed: "Why, you are the only one allowed to have a wife, but I am not allowed to marry one?"
Jiang Xun's pupils trembled: "You can also marry a wife? You..."
"Two hundred million investment, do you want it?"
Jiang Xun's expression changed instantly, and he patted Pei Yaozhou on the shoulder: "We in Yaozhou are generous, you deserve to have a wife!"
"Two hundred million investment, giving me a leading actress, isn't that too much?" Pei Yaozhou raised his eyebrows slightly.
The department head was horrified. How could she possibly listen to such a conversation? Such a shady industry situation!
Jiang Xun also suppressed his smile and said seriously: "The heroine of my play had an accident, and it is indeed vacant, but I can't sell it to you for 200 million. You know me, reputation comes first, and favors come second. For something like selling the leading role, even if you give me 400 million, I won't take it."
The department head silently gave Jiang Xun a high score.
There should be more honest directors like Jiang Xun in the Chinese entertainment industry who are not greedy for money. Only then can good actors be treated fairly and have a chance to come to the fore!
For example, Su Lingxin, a student in their department.
The department head was thinking this when he turned around and saw Jiang Xun holding his chin and winking at Pei Yaozhou.
"I can't give you the female lead, so how about a supporting role? Female No. 3, a little fangirl next to the female lead, with personality and good looks. Even if your wife's acting is average, she can still shine with her character. 200 million, how about that?"
Department Head: ...
Pei Yaozhou smiled faintly: "Female Number Three? Do you look down on my wife, or do you look down on me?"
Jiang Xun pleaded: "We are old classmates, please help me. I promise to help you make at least 400 million yuan for 200 million yuan. How about it?"
The department head listened to the two industry giants arguing for nearly half an hour until the curtain opened.
The performance report officially began. Jiang Xun put on his fisherman's hat again. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle, watching the performance on the stage without blinking.
There were six groups performing. After the first three groups finished their performances, Jiang Xun remained silent.
During the intermission, the department head couldn't help but ask, "Director Jiang, what do you think of these children's performance?"
Jiang Xun shook his head: "It can be seen that they are working very hard, but personally, I am not very satisfied."
The department head explained somewhat awkwardly, "The kids probably got nervous after hearing you, Director Jiang, were here. Normally, they'd perform better than they did today."
"During a normal filming, with cameras pointed at me, several directors watching, and extras surrounding me, the pressure is even greater. If you can't handle even this little bit of pressure now, your mental toughness needs to improve!"
Jiang Xun was not polite at all and directly refuted the department head's words, which made the department head embarrassed to continue speaking.
She originally wanted to introduce Su Lingxin to Jiang Xun again to deepen his impression.
The fifth group finally came to Qiao Ruoxi's group.
Despite the embarrassment, the department head spoke again, "Director Jiang, this group's performance is the same play you mentioned you liked."
Jiang Xun raised his eyebrows: "Okay."
The curtain opened again, and Su Lingxin dressed up as a woman from the Republic of China period, carrying a bamboo box.
The background is a train platform. She looked around, but in the end the person she was waiting for did not show up. She wiped her tears and boarded the train.
This segment was Su Lingxin's solo performance. Her level was very stable and the department head was very satisfied. He finally regained his confidence and whispered about it to director Jiang Xun.
"This is classmate Su Lingxin, what do you think?"
Jiang Xun nodded: "It's a little interesting."
The department head immediately smiled. This was the first time Jiang Xun praised someone. It seemed that Su Lingxin was a sure thing.
As the second act opens, the lights shine directly down from overhead.
Qiao Ruoxi had gray hair and was wearing an old cheongsam that had been starched until it turned white. She was thin and gaunt, but her eyes sparkled with shrewdness.
She slowly stood up and took two groping steps forward, her voice gentle at first.
"Xiaorou?"
"Ah Huan?"
"Uncle Qin?"
As the names came out of her mouth one by one, her voice and expression gradually became cold, and with a final wave of her palm, she overturned everything to the ground.
"Okay, go away, all of you, and don't come back once you're gone!"
"Don't come back again..."
Qiao Ruoxi squatted on the ground, from being angry to sobbing, and finally curled up into a ball, her voice becoming weaker and weaker.
The department head was still talking to Jiang Xun about Su Lingxin's performance, when suddenly Jiang Xun raised his index finger and made a "hush" sound at his lips.
She suddenly realized something, turned to look at the stage, and then opened her eyes wide.
In the fifth act, the time goes back five years.
The sounds of mother and daughter arguing rang out, and as the lights came on, Qiao Ruoxi and Su Lingxin were arguing face to face.
"Mom, why do you say that about Chu He? His poverty wasn't his fault. It was the times that destroyed everything in his family, but he didn't complain. He still had a sense of justice in his heart, and he cared about his family, his country, and the world. And you only know how to fuss over trivial matters in the backyard. What right do you have to say that to him?"
As soon as Su Lingxin came on stage, she expressed her emotions to the fullest.
She stared at Qiao Ruoxi fiercely.
She wanted to let Qiao Ruoxi know how big the gap between them was!
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