[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr":3,"chapter-the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-39":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Academic Director: Reborn in the Film Industry",{"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},2297039,4493,"Chapter 39: I Am Still Me","the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>\"Liu Ye, come to my room tonight; I’ll go over the scenes with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Yang said to Liu Ye, who was just about to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the crew who heard this felt a jolt in their hearts, then many of the old hands continued their work without a change in expression, as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Xiao covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes full of surprise and disbelief; she looked at Cao Yang, then at Liu Ye, and finally at Dong Xuan, who was equally shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is Director Cao actually that kind of person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Ye also felt a jolt; everyone in the crew knew full well what it meant when a director asked an actor to come to his room at night to \"go over scenes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teaching you how to vocalize better, teaching you how to have more expressions on your face...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Cao, you’ve misunderstood, I’m not...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feihong, you come too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Yang interrupted Liu Ye and said to Yu Feihong, who was standing to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people breathed a sigh of relief, though some likely felt a secret regret; in the film industry, there are all kinds of people with all kinds of hobbies, and the composition is quite complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Cao Yang analyzed the script for the two of them again, especially the psychological transformation required for the characters they were each playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things had actually been explained thoroughly to them before, but tonight he wanted to add an \"Immersive Experience\" for them—firstly to deepen their understanding of the characters, and secondly to pave the way for their transformation tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When their acting improved tomorrow, everyone would think it was because the director had given them special coaching, that the director was a good teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two of them left, Cao Yang immediately opened the Garb... the Treasure System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Host: Cao Yang\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Current Prestige: 412342\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Available Prestige: 412342\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immersive Experience: +0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Film in Production: \"3-Iron\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lead Actor: Liu Ye\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lead Actress: Yu Feihong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prestige increased by about sixty thousand; was it because of the domestic box office?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still don't know the reason; the broken system doesn't have any hints or explanations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, don't worry about that for now; let's exchange for two Immersive Experiences first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Host: Cao Yang\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Current Prestige: 412342\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Available Prestige: 212342\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immersive Experience: +2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Film in Production: \"3-Iron\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lead Actor: Liu Ye\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lead Actress: Yu Feihong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very good. Cao Yang didn't hesitate to add one to Liu Ye and one to Yu Feihong. Take flight, my best lead actor and actress!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, after Yu Feihong fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a daze, half-dreaming and half-awake, she remembered that she seemed to be married; her husband was a wealthy businessman with a very large business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered that when they first married, her husband was still quite good to her, but shortly after the wedding, he revealed his true nature: he was abusive, cruel, perverted, and often didn't come home at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feihong was stunned. Did she really love him that much? When did she become so soft-tempered that she could endure abuse and cruelty in silence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only hated herself for being blind and finding such a piece of trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just feeling annoyed when her husband returned, sat down, and stretched out his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feihong instinctively walked over, crouched down, and was about to change her husband's shoes as she did every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, she gave a start. What am I doing? Why should I change his shoes? I'm not his slave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing? Hurry up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her husband moved his feet, signaling for her to be quick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feihong's temper flared up instantly. What is wrong with me? Why have I been so submissive to this bastard for so long? He even dares to abuse me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never suffered such grievances in her life; you, a lousy businessman, what are you worth? How dare you treat me like this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feihong, oh Yu Feihong, you really were blind to marry such a person, and to endure such abuse from him in silence for so long!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Yu Feihong reached out and \"slapped\" her husband, who was sitting there waiting for his shoes to be changed, across the face. Then, feeling it wasn't enough, she backhanded him with another heavy slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her husband was clearly stunned, as if he had crashed, staring at her with wide eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You still dare to glare at me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn you, in all the time I've lived, who has ever dared to bully me like this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slapped him seven or eight times in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at this moment did her husband seem to suddenly wake up, and he slapped her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feihong was also stunned for a moment. You bastard, you dare to hit me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feihong slapped her husband again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her husband hit her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slap!\" She swung back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slap...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feihong sat up from the bed with a gasp, breathing heavily, feeling like she was about to explode with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She subconsciously covered her face with both hands, jumped off the bed, and ran to the bathroom to look in the mirror. Thank goodness, thank goodness, it was just a dream; it scared her to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems I had too many NGs today and was scolded by that bastard Cao Yang too many times. What you think about during the day, you dream about at night; I even brought the lead actress role into my dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feihong muttered to herself, then began to worry again. How exactly should she act? The emotions? The look in her eyes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I'm acting quite well, so why isn't it working? It was like this when I acted in TV dramas before, and I never heard the director say anything. Hmph, it must be that Cao Yang's requirements are too harsh; maybe he wants to give me a hard time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feihong lay back down on the bed. Sleep, sleep, why think about so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she fell asleep, she started slapping her \"husband\" again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Ye rode his motorcycle, hanging flyers on doors one by one; if the flyer was still there after a few days, he would open the door and stay there temporarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he would help the hostess of the house with laundry, mopping, and cleaning; if there were damaged items in these empty rooms, he would help repair them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt this was like the conflicts in a family, and he had to fix these existing problems through repairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing through life, never tiring of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until one day, he entered an empty room, but to his surprise, it wasn't empty; the hostess was being abused by her husband and hadn't left the house for many days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately felt pity, and after the husband returned, he gave him a brutal beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see that the hostess's heart was like dead ashes, filled with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't go on like this; he felt he had a mission to save her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he \"eloped\" with the hostess; he wanted to comfort her, to help her recover, to help her pull herself together, to help her become independent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the hostess in and out of different empty rooms, to experience the life trajectories of the owners of different rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, the hostess gradually untied the knots in her heart, gradually became cheerful, and gradually became strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he felt it still wasn't enough, that something was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the missing piece he was waiting for arrived: he and she were suspected of murder and taken to the police station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The police notified the lead actress's husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hostess's husband used bribery to get him sent to prison, and the hostess was taken away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't afraid, just as he felt he was playing through life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In prison, he had an epiphany!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt he had sublimated; his mission was to protect women, he was the guardian deity of women!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Xuan, Wen Zhengrong, and Che Xiao were chatting in the room about today's events again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Cao's requirements are so strict. I think Feihong's acting was already quite good, but Director Cao actually thought it wasn't enough. It's over, it's over; when it's my turn, I'm going to be scolded to death by Director Cao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Xiao said with lingering fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Xuan nodded and chimed in, \"Cao Dao is indeed very strict. We've all been watching the hit TV series *Like Fog, Like Rain, and Like Wind* these past few nights. What do you all think of Li Xiaoran's acting in it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhengrong hesitated for a moment before saying, \"To be honest, after watching her in *On the Beach at Night Alone*, seeing her in *Like Fog, Like Rain, and Like Wind* is a bit disappointing; the gap in acting quality is quite large.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, right. I was wondering about that too, thinking it was just me, but I didn't expect you all to feel the same way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that as soon as Li Xiaoran finished filming *Like Fog, Like Rain, and Like Wind*, she was chosen by Cao Dao to film *On the Beach at Night Alone*, but how could the acting be so different...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Xiao added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Xuan whispered to the two of them, \"Is it possible that Cao Dao is strict with his actors and guides their performances, which is why he elevated Li Xiaoran's acting so much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think that makes sense; otherwise, it's impossible for one person's acting to differ so much in such a short time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, exactly. Look at Li Xiaoran's interviews; when reporters praised her acting and intentionally belittled Cao Dao, saying he was just lucky to have met her, Li Xiaoran got angry several times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Cao Dao being strict with his actors is justified. We must perform well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm-hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1674,"2026-06-20T05:36:32.009Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","925f34e29f7f4ffb45d0c5a16a3e7aa78c0583b3706a8a64b052d1144488378e","the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-40","the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-38",411,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-cover.jpg"]