radicalducati Chapter 6: One Best Actor Award
Chapter 6: One Best Actor Award
Filming for "Meteor Shower" will begin immediately after the Lunar New Year, so Lin Feng needs to request leave from the school in advance. His homeroom teacher is none other than the renowned celebrity teacher, Cui Xinqin.
Cui Xinqin only taught two classes of students: the famous Class of '96, a star class, and Lin Feng's Class of '06, exactly ten years apart.
Because she is a celebrity teacher, Cui Xinqin has very high standards, starting with strict requirements during the recruitment process. Originally, 30 students were to be admitted through the national unified entrance examination for the class of 06, but in the end only 21 were admitted.
Lin Feng's academic performance was the lowest, the extra student. If it weren't for his good looks, he might not have been able to get into the film academy.
The school has strict requirements for regular classes, and students are rarely allowed to go out to film before their junior year. Therefore, the quality of Lin Feng's class is very high.
For example, Zhu Yilong, Zhai Tianlin, Peng Guanying, and Gao Ye, who later became famous, are all actors with strong acting skills. Of course, "Tianlin's First Year" is another story.
Therefore, Cui Xinqin explicitly opposed Lin Feng's decision to leave school to film movies, especially idol dramas, despite his poor foundation in acting:
"Lin Feng, your acting skills need to be honed, instead of directly filming these mindless soap operas. That's too eager for quick success, like putting a product on the shelf before it even has a quality inspection label."
Even if you become a huge star because of this, you'll be typecast, making it very difficult to expand into film and television. This path won't last.
"Sharpening your axe doesn't delay your woodcutting," Cui Xinqin is right. We live in an era that values quality, and the public increasingly seeks talented male stars like Chen Daoming and Wang Zhiwen.
No one expected that times would change so quickly; within two years, young, handsome male celebrities became popular, and "traffic is king."
Actually, Lin Feng and his classmates had a pretty tough time. They seemed to be forever lagging behind the times, and even those who made it big later were considered "late bloomers".
Starting acting early offers more opportunities, while starting later allows for honing acting skills. It's hard to know which path is better, but Lin Feng believes, "One should become famous as early as possible!"
"I'm sorry, teacher, I've let you down. You know my family situation. I want to start working and earn money as soon as possible. I don't want to give up such a good opportunity."
"Oh! What a pity, Lin Feng. Actually, I had high hopes for you. If you could hone your acting skills for another two years in school, perhaps you could become the next 'Huang Xiaoming'!"
"Teacher, I don't want you to have too high expectations of me. I just want to be myself." But what Lin Feng really wanted was to surpass Huang Xiaoming.
"I believe in you, and I wish you success! You must remember: no matter how famous you become, never give up honing your acting skills. No matter how times change, acting skills will always be your foundation."
"Teacher, I won't let you down. I will hone my acting skills, and I hope I can win you a 'Best Actor' award in the future." Every actor who graduates from film school has a dream of making it to the big screen.
"Okay! Teacher will remember, and you should remember your words too. You owe me a Best Actor award. I hope to see you on the big screen soon."
"Yes, I will try my best!"
After asking for leave, Lin Feng left. When he returned to his dormitory, his roommates Zhu Yilong and the others surrounded him. They had all heard about Lin Feng's situation.
"Lin Feng, I heard you're preparing to go out to film a movie. Did Teacher Cui give you leave?"
"Well, Teacher Cui agreed. So you also want to go out and film now?"
"I'd love to, but no production teams are contacting me! Besides, I need to focus on building a solid professional foundation first, so I'll have more confidence when I'm filming in the future."
"Yes, it's actually better for you to take things one step at a time, without rushing to do anything," Lin Feng said sincerely.
Of the 12 universally recognized top stars of the future, namely "Four Big, Three Small, Two Top Stars, and Three Explosive Stars," only Zhu Yilong and Yi Yangqianxi have successfully transformed into powerful actors, proving that Zhu Yilong's choice was correct.
However, this path was too difficult. Zhu Yilong only gained a foothold in the industry after "Guardian" in 2018, which took him almost ten years.
Lin Feng couldn't persevere in his previous life due to various factors and never got his own "Soul Guardian", so he decided to try a different path.
However, in this era that looks down on idol dramas, Lin Feng's choice was not well-received by others. Zhai Tianlin from the next dormitory said with great disdain:
"It's just an idol drama, what's so great about it? Being fat as a child doesn't count as being fat. The real skill is to see who gets fatter last and wins the award first."
Zhai Tianlin is arrogant, but he has the ability to be arrogant. He excels academically, receives a full scholarship, and has managed to dedicate four years of university to rehearsals without filming—a feat few in the entertainment industry can achieve. He was one of Professor Cui's favorite students.
But he was too arrogant; even Teacher Cui's advice to him was, "Don't be so cocky!"
As a result, he still became arrogant, and his question, "What is CNKI?" directly ruined his entire career. No one will criticize Zhai Tianlin every year, but there will definitely be people criticizing Zhai Tianlin every year.
"I didn't say I was anything special, and besides, what's it to you!" Lin Feng retorted rudely. Even though he was in a calm state of mind now, he still couldn't stand Zhai Tianlin's smugness.
"How about we make a bet on who wins the award first? Any award is fine, as long as it's a recognition of acting skills! Whoever loses has to grant the other a request that they can make."
"How boring! Why would I bother betting?"
"I bet you don't dare!" Zhai Tianlin said smugly.
"..."
Lin Feng wasn't buying it and simply ignored him, hoping to annoy him!
"Alright, alright! We'll win awards in the future. Let's not talk about it anymore, let's go play basketball. Peng Piaoliang is waiting for us downstairs." Zhu Yilong quickly stepped in to change the subject.
Peng Piaoliang is Peng Guanying, Zhu Yilong is Zhu Meili, Lin Feng is Lin Shuaishuai, and Zhai Tianlin has an ordinary appearance and is not qualified to have a nickname.
Peng Guanying was responsible for rebounding, Zhu Yilong for passing, Lin Feng for shooting, and Zhai Tianlin for making up the numbers; each had their own role.
The key to playing pickup basketball is still shooting, so Lin Feng is more likely to attract the girls' attention, which in turn arouses Zhai Tianlin's dissatisfaction.
Actually, Peng Guanying is the best basketball player, after all, he is 192cm tall, which should make him the tallest male celebrity in the entertainment industry.
Peng Guanying's height is real, unlike many male celebrities whose heights are inaccurate. If someone is under 180cm, their height will definitely be added up; but if they are over 190cm, their height will generally be subtracted.
After playing basketball, the group went to their usual hot pot restaurant for a big meal, as a way of saying goodbye to Lin Feng in advance.
Returning to this hot pot restaurant, the familiar taste brought back a flood of memories from his school days. Looking back on his entire university life, Lin Feng felt like he had learned something, yet also like he hadn't learned anything. But he was no longer the same person he used to be.
This departure feels more like graduating again; his university years have come to a complete end. He probably won't be back for long, and perhaps the next time he returns to school will be for his graduation ceremony.
At that moment, the young people were full of youthful exuberance, raising their glasses in celebration, and dreaming of the future: "We'll all be big stars someday!"
"Cheers!"
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