Chapter 39: Good Movie

Li Er nodded slightly and said: "In this regard, I do hope that you as parents can understand and support my wish as a teacher. I am not saying that Chen Nuo should not make money, people have to live, they must have income, being an actor does not mean he should be an ascetic. However, some money cannot be earned, because sometimes, once the opening is made, it cannot be blocked. I have been in this line for so many years, and I have seen many such things. How many people become famous at a young age, and then become unknown, that is because they cannot grasp themselves in the face of temptation, and gradually sink. In this regard, I hope you supervise Chen Nuo and watch him."

Coming out of Li Er's house, the family of three didn't speak for a while, walking slowly in the cold wind of Beijing.

After walking out of the gate of Renmin University's family compound, the first sentence Chen Bicheng said was: "Have you thought about it, are you really going to take this path in the future?"

This question actually didn't count as a question for Chen Nuo.

He had waited for so long, and finally discovered that he had talent in some aspects, and thus received recognition from many people. For him, this was an unprecedented feeling.

Chen Nuo didn't know what the future would be like, but his answer now was only one—

"Thought about it, I want to try."

Chen Bicheng was silent for a while and said: "This path is not easy to walk. I saw you getting beaten and digging mud in the movie, exposed to wind and sun and rain, I see you are now several shades darker, and have lost several circles. Actually, in the end, you won't earn much money. You don't have much need to suffer this kind of crime, the family doesn't need you to risk your life for this. The admission score of the Film Academy is low, you just go in and mix a diploma, there is no need to really be an actor."

"You don't want me to be an actor, then why did you buy me such a good car?"

Chen Bicheng was suddenly furious, and said loudly in dialect: "I bought you a car because I felt you were sensible, knew how to work hard to earn money, and were promising. I thought you were filming that kind of movie where you walk around, I never thought you were going to dig holes, and get slapped and kicked by others. What era is it, you are still acting in tunnel warfare and landmine warfare? Didn't you see how much your mother felt heartache for you, how miserably she cried just now?"

"That's all fake, me getting beaten by others is not me getting beaten by you. People are all fake beating, and it doesn't hurt. What dark and thin, that's all makeup. Mom, don't listen to Dad, he treats fake as real every day, and thinks he is a know-it-all, knowing everything, but actually he knows nothing."

"You..." Chen Bicheng was so angry he couldn't speak, rolled up his sleeves, and wanted to do it directly.

Pan Chengrong roared: "What are you doing? Son is so big, you still want to hit him? Do you want to hit me together? If you hit him to death, you can change another one."

Chen Bicheng suddenly lost his spirit and said: "Son is here, what are you saying? Talking about his business, don't pull other things."

After roaring at Chen Bicheng, Pan Chengrong turned to Chen Nuo and said: "But son, Mom also wants to advise you, I see you filming movies is really hard, you don't need to work so hard, you go to university and come back to take over your dad's class, isn't that good?"

Chen Nuo shook his head, "Not good, I want to do my own thing."

Pan Chengrong said to Chen Bicheng: "Old Chen, son said he wants to rely on himself, what do you say?"

Chen Bicheng sneered: "Rely on yourself, heh, the words sound good, but I don't know if you can do it, if you can persist."

Pan Chengrong frowned, "Speak to me properly, don't force me to get angry."

Chen Bicheng coughed and said: "As a man, you want to go out and break through yourself, Dad certainly supports you. However, I hope you don't give up halfway, if you want to do one thing, you must persist to the end, even if you do it wrong, it doesn't matter, what I fear is that you give up halfway."

Pan Chengrong nodded with satisfaction and said: "Son, what your dad said is also what Mom wants to say, you go and break through, Mom and Dad both support you, it doesn't matter if you are wrong, we are all your solid backing."

Chen Bicheng and Pan Chengrong didn't know they couldn't be a solid backing for long, and what Chen Nuo was thinking about now was to become their solid backing as soon as possible.

The couple stayed in Beijing until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and then flew back to Sichuan.

Chen Bicheng was to meet the leader after the New Year, and Pan Chengrong was originally prepared to accompany Chen Nuo to finish the exam before going back, but after being persuaded by Chen Nuo for a while, saying that with her here, he couldn't prepare for the exam with peace of mind, so she went back with Chen Bicheng.

The preliminary exam of the Film Academy was on February 9th, the first day after the New Year. Li Er gave him a rough idea of the specific details of this recruitment exam. Actually, it was all in the recruitment brochure, and it was almost the same every year.

There were three rounds of exams in total.

The preliminary exam the next day was a simple self-introduction plus a poem recitation of about half a minute. According to Li Er, it was very simple, as long as there was no accent and the appearance had some characteristics, everyone could pass.

So the night before, Chen Nuo found a movie to watch.

Since he chose to be an actor to try, he decided to make up for the lessons, find some good movies to ponder.

He called Li Er. Li Er introduced him with great gratification: "Bresson, Orson Welles, Kurosawa Akira, and Ingmar Bergman, just the movies of these few people, I suggest you watch them all once. Bresson is a master of minimalism, Orson Welles is the founding master of non-linear narrative structure, Ingmar Bergman is even more powerful, can be said to be the godfather of modern cinema. As for Kurosawa Akira, which Asian filmmaker hasn't watched Kurosawa Akira? You watch their movies, and you understand movies. As for acting, you don't need to watch, and you don't need to learn from others, just be yourself."

Chen Nuo was confused: "Mm, Teacher Li, you said Bu... what... son?"

"... Bresson."

"Boss, do you have any movies here called... Teacher Li, what did you say... son?"

"... Bresson."

"Oh right, Bresson something, do you have... Teacher Li, the boss said no."

Chen Nuo didn't know why Li Er suddenly hung up the phone without a sound.

There was no way, he asked the boss who rented DVDs to recommend a good movie to him.

The boss glanced at him, took out a disc without a cover from the cardboard box he was sitting on, "Other discs are 20 deposit, this one is 50."

Chen Nuo said: "Besides this kind of good movie, rent another good movie of that kind..."

The boss looked at him deeply again, opened the drawer in front of him, took out another one, and handed it to him.

"Happy Together."

Looking at Wei Zai and Brother on the cover, he decided to rent this one on the spot. Learning from superstars, can't go wrong.

So, when Yang Mi opened the door and entered the room, the TV in the living room was playing some shots from inside.

Chen Nuo was yawning, heard the sound of opening the door, was startled, turned his head and saw it was her, couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Eh, why did you come over today?"

Yang Mi looked at the screen of the TV, her face changed, and said: "Sorry, did I disturb you?"

Almost disturbed, luckily just changed the disc.

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