[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu":3,"chapter-starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-chapter-8":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from Stealing the Role in 1995 Huayu",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2320997,4540,"Chapter 8","starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>After leaving Huang Lei’s office, Wu Yuchen felt fairly good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His most basic goal in coming here was the camera—without it, he couldn’t shoot a damn thing. Getting the post-production equipment sorted out solved another problem too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Huang Lei didn’t take the lead role, it didn’t matter—there were plenty of good actors these days!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, Beijing Film Academy and Central Academy of Drama were both full of hidden talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already had a few names in mind for the lead role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His top choice was Fu Dalong from Beijing Film Academy’s 1994 class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Dalong had won four Best Actor awards; his acting far surpassed his fame. Whether in films like *Purple Sun* and *Tian Dog*, or TV dramas like *Walking Westward* and *The Zongheng  of the Great Qin Empire*, as long as the script was solid, Fu Dalong’s performance would never disappoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a sophomore this year, a child star who had already appeared in numerous films and TV dramas before enrollment, accumulating plenty of acting experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also famously a drama fanatic—if your script was good, he’d act even if there was no money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Wu Yuchen had full confidence in the script for *Car 44*!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Dalong’s dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re here to see Dalong? What bad luck—he’s out shooting a film.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen frowned slightly, then asked: “Excuse me, senior, when will Brother Fu be back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sure myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, another young man sitting on the bed chimed in:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’ll take half a month. I went with him when he asked the professor for leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So jealous—Dalong already has people outside school coming to recruit him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, Dalong played young General Peng—he swept every youth acting award as a kid. How could we compare?” Another person in the room added with self-deprecation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen picked up a hint of bitterness from their words, but he didn’t care about their feelings—he couldn’t wait half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that he couldn’t wait—it was that the camera couldn’t wait. Who knew when Huang Lei would lend him the camera?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it came tomorrow or the day after, with only a week to spare, how could he just sit around waiting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the boy who had spoken to him earlier, looking at Wu Yuchen’s handsome face, asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you a freshman in the Acting Department this year? What’s your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Yuchen. But I’m not in Acting—I’m in Directing. Senior, see you later~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen smiled and didn’t linger—he needed to move on to his next target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, the Directing Department guy’s this good-looking…” the boy muttered, watching Wu Yuchen’s retreating back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes: Beijing Film Academy produces directors; Central Academy of Drama produces actors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Fu Dalong was out, Wu Yuchen headed straight for Central Academy of Drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he was now at Beijing Film Academy, he had to admit that Central Academy of Drama produced far more talented actors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the classroom, Duan Long was reading the script for tomorrow’s drama class when a classmate named Yin Xiaotian yelled from the door:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Duan Long, someone’s here for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Long quietly put down the script and stepped out, slightly hunched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since arriving in Beijing from the western frontier, he’d been overwhelmed by the city’s glamour, deeply shaken by his classmates’ clothes and lifestyles, and grown painfully shy and quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Long reached the classroom door and saw a tall boy over 1.8 meters, dressed neatly, smiling warmly at him. He didn’t recognize the guy—was this person looking for him? Had he made a mistake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen looked at the boy’s earthy, still-awkward face and thought: Finally, I didn’t miss him—this man would later be known as Duan Yihong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Long stayed silent, unsure how to speak, but Wu Yuchen wouldn’t let the silence drag on—he immediately extended his hand and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, Senior Duan Long. I’m from Beijing Film Academy’s Directing Department—Wu Yuchen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Long nervously reached out and shook his hand, his mind blank—why was someone from Beijing Film Academy looking for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s my student ID,” Wu Yuchen said, offering it to increase credibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added: “Senior, we’re planning to shoot a short film and want you to play the lead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me? The lead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Long was truly stunned, frozen in place, mouth open, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Long had been studying in Beijing for over a year and had always been an outsider in his class. Now, someone suddenly wanted him as the lead—he was utterly flustered and bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen knew it was abrupt, but he believed he could still convince Duan Long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, the lead. We can shoot it in three days. Pay is 500 yuan. Just take a weekend off and one extra day. I’ve got the script—want to take a look?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen understood Duan Long’s situation—a poor, insecure student would jump at 500 yuan handed to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was 500 yuan in 1995!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True enough, Duan Long’s eyes brightened slightly. He glanced at Wu Yuchen and decided he didn’t seem like a bad person—he reached out to take the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a hand shot out and snatched the script from Wu Yuchen’s grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Long turned and blurted: “Class monitor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you two doing? Duan Long, what’s going on? Is this guy your friend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen followed the hand and saw a girl with a long braided ponytail eyeing him with suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recognized her instantly—Xiao Taohong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Class monitor, he came to ask me to act…” Duan Long’s voice dropped automatically upon seeing Xiao Taohong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? What production team? Is it legitimate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Taohong subtly stepped in front of Duan Long, like a hen shielding her chicks—clearly showing what a fiercely responsible class monitor looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen quickly introduced himself: “Senior sister, I’m Wu Yuchen, from Beijing Film Academy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed his student ID to Xiao Taohong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Taohong carefully examined the ID, comparing it to Wu Yuchen’s face—it matched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fake IDs were common these days; she still had doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, her mother had always warned her: the more handsome the man, the more likely he was to deceive. By that standard, this handsome guy was extremely dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned the ID to Wu Yuchen, then asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a freshman—just enrolled two months ago—and you’re already shooting a short film?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior sister, my script happened to catch our interest group’s attention. We pooled money to shoot it. If you don’t believe me, you can check with our school.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking into Wu Yuchen’s sincere eyes and hearing his words, Xiao Taohong now believed him a little more—after all, students from the two schools often interacted; checking facts wasn’t hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her main concern was that Duan Long might be tricked—he was a simple boy from the northwest, the poorest in class, and as class monitor, she always tried to look out for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Xiao Taohong, Duan Long kept glancing at her, unaware that the Shaxiao  on his face made him look like an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen watched the scene and thought: So he’s already fallen for her at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>",1186,"2026-06-20T16:09:29.273Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b4224d7c0e8ec7c45d5439a79d1e8d4804feb83902b3eb3be695767d194b2284","starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-chapter-9","starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-chapter-7",335,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-cover.jpg"]