Chapter 12: Three Golden Flowers

Wu Yuchen curled his lips, signaling to Huang Lei: see, it's not that I don't pick people, but the people I pick aren't here.

Huang Lei also knew that many people in the junior and senior classes of the Tao Jingying Academy were already busy running around looking for opportunities outside and were often not at school.

He coughed and said to Wu Yuchen:

"How about this: I'm helping to manage the sophomore acting class now; I guarantee they are all there. You pick one."

He was an acting teaching assistant, mainly responsible for the acting foundation of freshmen and sophomores.

Wu Yuchen really showed a bitter smile this time; he felt Huang Lei was a bit pitting him.

"How about this: you come with me later, let them audition in person; if you don't like any of them, I won't say anything, and you can go find whoever you want."

Seeing Huang Lei say this, Wu Yuchen couldn't say anything more.

The bell rang, the last class of the morning ended, and the students of the sophomore acting class all breathed a sigh of relief, just about to get up and go to eat together, when they saw Huang Lei walk in.

Huang Lei walked in and clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention:

"Boys go eat first; I have something to consult with the female students in the class."

"Senior, what good things do you have left for them? Being heavy on women and light on men won't do!"

Immediately, Chen Chuang, the most active in the class, shouted; he was born into an artistic family, and after graduation, most of the roles he played were supporting roles, the most famous of which was the Xiaotian Dog in *Lotus Lantern*.

"Chen Chuang, what are you shouting about! Senior Huang Lei, don't pay attention to him~" Yin Qiaoqiao gave Chen Chuang a white eye, and then she and several girls all crowded in front of Huang Lei.

Huang Lei was not only handsome but also talented, and had already had famous works outside, and last year he even appeared in Zhang Guorong's *The Phantom Lover*, so these girls were basically his fans. And Huang Lei had been leading them for a year since last year, so the relationship was relatively close.

The boys didn't say anything, but they didn't leave either, wanting to see what Huang Lei was looking for the girls for.

Huang Lei looked at these girls in front of him and said with a smile:

"It's like this: I have a short film here, the script is very great, and it can be shot in one weekend, but it lacks a female lead; I want to see if any of you want to act?"

"Senior, what short film is it?"

"Senior, we definitely trust your vision; I'll sign up~" Chen Shasha said to Huang Lei with a smile.

"Then I'll sign up too!" The girls basically all agreed in a hubbub.

In an empty classroom, Wu Yuchen was waiting alone. Before long, he saw Huang Lei leading a group of warblers and swallows walking in. About seven or eight girls, among whom there were several he knew.

The Three Golden Flowers of the 94th class of the Tao Jingying Academy: Jiang Qinqin, Yin Qiaoqiao, Chen Shasha—oh, she changed her name to Chen Zihan later.

A group of girls were also sizing up Wu Yuchen at this time, whispering.

Yin Qiaoqiao took the arm of Jiang Qinqin beside her and whispered in her ear:

"Is this the male lead of our short film?

He looks quite good, much stronger than the boys in our class!

Why haven't I heard that such a handsome guy came to the acting department this year?

Hey, Qinqin, stunned? Why are you in a daze?"

Jiang Qinqin was stunned after seeing Wu Yuchen at this moment, and being shaken by her friend's arm, she covered her mouth and said:

"No~ Do you remember the volunteer I was for our school's art exam half a year ago, and I took someone to the wrong road..."

Chen Shasha beside her also leaned over and said:

"Is it because you saw he was handsome, you took him to the acting department interview, and in the end, you almost delayed his interview? Is it this handsome guy?"

Jiang Qinqin nodded with an embarrassed face.

"Hee hee, no wonder you were dizzy, Qinqin; seeing such a handsome guy, I'd be infatuated too~" Chen Shasha said with a smile, deliberately joking.

"Who's infatuated? I just didn't hear clearly!" Jiang Qinqin defended.

"Hey, hey, Qinqin, which department is he from?" Yin Qiaoqiao asked curiously beside her.

Jiang Qinqin hadn't answered yet when Huang Lei spoke at this time:

"I'll introduce you all; this is the director of our short film, Wu Yuchen. The crew has already been built, and we're just missing a female lead."

Hearing this, Yin Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up—director, and the crew had already been built!

Yin Qiaoqiao's brain turned and she derived a piece of information: this Wu Yuchen before her eyes was not simple.

In this day and age, shooting a film wasn't something anyone could do; even shooting a short film, the cost had to be in the tens of thousands.

She knew this handsome guy before her was a freshman, but he could be a director and pull up a crew, and even let Huang Lei help him choose a female lead; could this be something an ordinary person could do?

Thinking clearly about these things in an instant, Yin Qiaoqiao couldn't help but curl her mouth, and her interest in Wu Yuchen greatly increased.

"Didn't expect it; he's not the male lead, he's the director!" Chen Shasha said in surprise.

And Jiang Qinqin beside her had a somewhat complicated mood, both surprised and a bit embarrassed. When she took him to the wrong road, she hadn't met him again afterward, and hadn't even had time to apologize. She hadn't expected the victim to become the director interviewing her now, so she could only pray he didn't remember her.

"Hello everyone, I'm Wu Yuchen; thank you very much for your enthusiastic registration."

Wu Yuchen first smiled slightly, then his face became serious, scanning the girls:

"There can only be one female lead for our short film, but it doesn't necessarily have to be among you."

"Humph, so arrogant as a freshman!" Hearing Wu Yuchen's words, Chen Shasha muttered in a low voice, but didn't dare to refute; after all, he was the director.

"You have all learned character shaping in acting class; 10 minutes of preparation time, shape a long-distance bus female driver." Wu Yuchen put forward the requirements, and then stopped talking.

In this day and age, transportation was basically based on trains and long-distance buses; few people had taken planes, and flight attendant was still a noble profession that people fought for, so basically no one hadn't taken a bus.

"Don't be nervous, everyone; just treat it as a temporary small test for acting class." Huang Lei encouraged his students.

He didn't say anything more about letting Wu Yuchen give more preferential treatment; Wu Yuchen was the director of the short film, the person who made the decision.

Now that Wu Yuchen had already said it in public, Huang Lei couldn't interfere with his actions anymore, otherwise it would damage his authority as a director in the crew.

Huang Lei had a lot of prestige in the hearts of these girls, and they all started to think about how to perform a long-distance bus female driver.

Wu Yuchen didn't put forward any specific requirements, but wanted to see which one could show some characteristics that made him feel met the requirements for the female lead.

Wu Yuchen's words just now weren't very polite, which had to do with his mentality. He didn't have much hope for the girls in the 94th acting class in his heart. Among these girls, the ones who made it out were the Three Golden Flowers. But the Three Golden Flowers weren't famous for their acting skills either, and compared to Little Tao Hong in the next class, they felt a notch lower. ===== CHAPTER 13 =====

Wu Yuchen's words just now were not very polite, which had to do with his mindset. He didn't hold much hope for the girls in the '94 acting class; among these girls, the ones who would make it were just the "Three Golden Flowers." But even the Three Golden Flowers weren't known for their acting skills, and compared to Xiao Taohong in the next class, they felt a grade lower.