Yanjing Film Academy had already moved here in 1986. When Wu Jianye came back this time, Dean Shen actually called him personally to ask him to come back.
"Tell it yourself, how long has it been since you returned to school? If I hadn't looked at the teacher's roster, I would have almost forgotten that our school has a teaching assistant like you!" Dean Shen said pretending to be angry.
Wu Jianye chuckled and didn't take it to heart, saying, "Didn't I come back as soon as I called you?"
Dean Shen rolled his eyes at Wu Jianye and said, "Then if I don't give you this call, will you stop coming?"
Wu Jianye said quickly: "How could it be? The college will always be my home, how could I not come back!"
Dean Shen nodded: "That's pretty much it. I heard that you want to make a TV series recently?"
Wu Jianye: "Old Dean, you still care about me."
"Don't be poor like me. There are many characters appearing in TV series. If you still know that you are a member of the college, just pick some good seedlings in our college and cultivate them carefully. It can be considered a contribution to the college!" In fact, this is That was the reason why Dean Shen called Wu Jianye.
TV dramas are different from movies. There are only a few main characters in a movie, and even if you include the supporting characters, there are more than a dozen. Unlike TV dramas, there are many characters involved. Nowadays, Chinese dramas are rising strongly, as Naturally, Beiying cannot lag behind.
It just so happens that Wu Jianye is filming a TV series now, so Dean Shen naturally hopes that Wu Jianye can choose some students from his school to star in it.
Wu Jianye said with a smile: "Of course there is no problem. As long as the character is suitable, I will definitely have no objection. Who asked me to be the assistant teacher of our college!"
Dean Shen smiled and said: "That's pretty much it, little slick one!"
Seeing that Dean Shen was in a high mood, Wu Jianye smiled and said, "Dean, I still have two things I want to discuss with you!"
Dean Shen said dissatisfied: "Why, are you still going to make conditions with me?"
"How dare you? Since you said it, I am a teaching assistant in our college, so I naturally want to make some contributions to our college!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
Dean Shen's eyes lit up. Although he had been a teacher in the college, it didn't mean that he didn't know what was going on outside. He was especially concerned about the outstanding students in the college who had gone out, and Wu Jianye was among them. the best.
Not only has he become a leading figure in domestic directors, but he has also built his own Tangting culture into the best private entertainment company in the country.
"What is your contribution? You tell me first and I will listen!" Dean Shen said, pretending to be reserved.
"Well, I'm going to donate a lot of equipment to our college. I know that a lot of the equipment in the college now comes from when I was in school. How can this be worthy of the name of our film school, so I'm going to Spend 1 million US dollars to replace a batch of photography equipment for our college. What do you think of this contribution?" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
"Are you serious!" Even Dean Shen couldn't help but stood up in surprise when he heard Wu Jianye doing this.
Wu Jianye said: "How dare I lie in front of you!"
"If it's true, that would be great. I want to thank you on behalf of the college!" Dean Shen's face turned rosy with excitement.
Wu Jianye said quickly: "Dean, you don't treat me as an outsider when you say this, and the matter is not over yet!"
Dean Shen glanced at Wu Jianye with a smile, "If there is any other good thing, you might as well say it all at once, and let me, an old guy, feel the charm of a capitalist!"
At this time, it is no longer a bad word to say that a person is a capitalist. With the development of reform and opening up, everything is now focused on money.
Especially in the past two years, this situation has become more serious, which is why national policies will be repeated next year.
"It's actually very simple. Secondly, I'm also planning to set up an education fund in our college and spend three million every year as start-up capital for graduates to shoot their own graduation works."
Dean Shen no longer had the excitement just now, and asked with a smile: "If there is a second, then there is a third. Can you tell me what you think of being third?"
Wu Jianye rubbed his hands and said: "The third thing is actually not a big deal. Now that our college has moved here, the previous place is no longer in use, so I want to buy the former Zhuxinzhuang campus here in our college!"
Dean Shen glanced at Wu Jianye and asked, "Where did you buy it and do it?"
Wu Jianye said: "After all, I also came out there, and I have some feelings for it, so I wanted to buy it as a souvenir, so that in the future I can show the students in our college where their seniors were. What kind of circumstances did he grow up in?"
This is Wu Jianye's true thoughts. It was the place where he was reborn, and it was also the place where he started. Zhuxinzhuang left a lot of good impressions on Wu Jianye. He really hopes that it can be preserved as a place. A place of my own memories.
This was Yanjing in the late 1980s. If you had waited a few more years, when the real estate industry was booming, and wanted to buy that piece of land, there would probably be no chance.
Dean Shen nodded, but showed a look of embarrassment, "It hasn't moved at all. It's just that you're a step late. Someone already wants to buy it!"
Wu Jianye was slightly startled. Now Yanjing's car has not reached there. Who would be interested in that piece of land at this time? Isn't this because he is full and has nothing to do?
Did he spend as much money as he did?
"Dean, who is he? How much money does he pay, I will pay more!" Wu Jianye said richly.
Dean Shen smiled and said: "I know you are rich, but I guess it won't be that easy. The other party seems to be a Hong Kong businessman. At first, he was a resident there, but then he went to Xiangjiang. I heard that he is now very rich. I want to buy that land."
When Wu Jianye heard that the other party was a Hong Kong businessman, he immediately felt confident and said with a smile: "I will take care of this Hong Kong businessman, as long as there are no problems with you, Dean!"
Dean Shen was slightly startled at first, and then smiled: "I have always known that your boy has connections in Xiangjiang, but I didn't expect that the connections are so strong, and he is so confident regardless of who the other party is."
Wu Jianye: "Don't you always teach us that we should be confident as human beings? What about that piece of land?"
"This matter doesn't count for me alone. It always needs to be discussed at a meeting, and it must also be reported. You know that sometimes it is more troublesome when it comes to the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce!" Dean Shen explained.
Wu Jianye nodded, but still said confidently: "I understand, but don't worry, that person will definitely give up in less than two days!"
"Okay, let's leave this matter like this for now. You can go to the Performance Department later if you have nothing to do. Our college's Performance Department has had a lot of good talents in the past two years. You must decide on a few for me today!" Shen Yuan This is what I care about most.
"Don't worry!" Wu Jianye smiled.
The leading role of "The Legend of White Snake" will definitely need to be auditioned on a large scale, but some important supporting roles can be cast directly by Wu Jianye as long as the image is similar.
When he walked out of Dean Shen's office, Xie Wan was already waiting outside.
"How did you tell Dean Shen?" Xie Wan asked nervously.
Xie Wan already knew about the three ideas put forward by Wu Jianye just now.
"It shouldn't be a big problem!" Wu Jianye laughed.
Xie Wan said with some pity: "It's a pity that you are only planning to buy the Zhuxinzhuang campus. It would be great if you could also preserve Xiao Xitian."
Xie Wan graduated from the Department of Performance. At that time, the Department of Performance was not on the same campus as other departments. Now that Wu Jianye wants to buy the Zhuxinzhuang campus, Xie Wan naturally feels a little regretful.
Wu Jianye joked: "Welcome to visit our Zhuxin Village in the future!"
"Hang!"
"By the way, take me to your acting department. I'm going to choose a few actors!" Wu Jianye remembered what Dean Shen had just explained.
Xie Wan was very happy after hearing this: "This is a good thing. Those students will be very happy if they know that it was you, Director Wu, who selected the actors."
After saying this, Xie Wan emphasized: "Our college has recruited a lot of good talents in the past few years, and we will definitely not let you down."
As the two walked on campus, they could clearly feel that the atmosphere of the university was adapting to the current trends, especially schools like the Film School, which were at the forefront of fashion.
Students no longer wear mainly blue and gray clothes. Long skirts, short skirts, and jeans are no longer rare items.
You can often see many students holding books and running past in a hurry. These are obviously students who have just entered school.
However, Wu Jianye was quickly recognized by these students. When they saw Wu Jianye, they were much more excited than the ordinary citizens outside.
Ordinary citizens pay more attention to the stars standing in front of the screen, but students at the film school are different. Most of them have dreams of becoming stars. At this time, they can see Wu Jianye, one of the top stars in the country. The great director, the excitement in his heart is indescribable.
This is true even for students from other departments. If they can join Wu Jianye's crew, it will be a step to the sky for them.
Some students were shy and just looked at them from a distance and whispered something, while some were brave enough to say hello to Wu Jianye.
There are people who call me everything, some call me Senior Brother, some call me Teacher Wu, and naturally I also call them Director Wu.
In response, Wu Jianye nodded and greeted everyone with a smile.
"Director Wu, thank you, Teacher!"
At this time, two brave girls ran up to the two of them with books in their arms and greeted them with bright smiles.
When Xie Wan saw the two of them, he didn't scold them. He just smiled and introduced to Wu Jianye: "These are the two students who have just passed the exam this year. The one with the long head is Xu Qing, and the one with the short head is Jiang Wenli."
Xu Qing wore a white calf-revealing dress that was long over the shoulders and showed two dimples when she smiled, while Jiang Wenli was neatly cropped, wearing a T-shirt with a white top and a blue bottom, and a pair of jeans.
The two of them looked like ordinary college students, holding arms and looking very affectionate.
"Hello!" Wu Jianye smiled and nodded.
Xu Qing said familiarly: "Director Wu, the two of us have collaborated before!"
Wu Jianye was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I remember, you're talking about Journey to the West, right?"
Xu Qing nodded proudly: "Not bad!"
Although Wu Jianye participated in the filming of an episode of "Journey to the West", he actually did not meet Xu Qing, and Xu Qing played the Taoist boy of Taishang Laojun.
In fact, Wu Jianye is very familiar with both Xu Qing and Jiang Wenli. After all, they are still well-known figures in the domestic entertainment industry even twenty or thirty years later.
Especially Xu Qing, who is the first generation princess in Beijing circles.
This is also due to her background. Her parents are both soldiers. Her grandmother and several of her daughters and sons-in-law are also diplomats. She was born in the Foreign Affairs University of Yanjing, which also makes her more likely to be attracted by people in the Beijing circle.
She accepts that growing up in such a family will inevitably result in her character being more lively and cheerful than most women of this era. Of course, she will also have the princess disease that will be criticized by later generations of audiences!
This is actually due to the change in the audience's requirements for celebrities in that era. At that time, the audience's requirements for celebrities were almost harsh. They must be perfect and must not have a trace of moral flaws, otherwise they will be black spots and stains everywhere.
In addition, the competition in the entertainment industry at that time became more and more fierce, with limited resources and unlimited stars. For some fashion resources or film and television resources, various behaviors of stepping on each other emerged one after another, and any shortcomings would be infinitely magnified.
As for Jiang Wenli, she is also a ruthless character. Although she and Gu Changwei are married, there are endless news about the two of them doing their own thing.
But one thing must be admitted, that is, Jiang Wenli's acting skills are definitely no problem.
The TV series that impressed Wu Jianye the most was "Golden Wedding" with Zhang Guoli.
Don't touch it, if you touch it, it will...
Xie Wan stood aside and said with a straight face: "What time is it? Why don't you hurry up and go to class!"
The two stuck out their tongues and said coquettishly: "I know."
Wu Jianye looked at their backs with a smile and said, "It seems they are all quite afraid of you."
Xie Wan said proudly: "To be a mentor, you have to act like a mentor."
The two chatted and then came to the acting department. Many acting students saw this scene and became a little excited. There is nothing wrong with Xie Wan coming to the directing department, but Wu Jianye is different. He is not an actor.
Teaching assistant in the department.
Are you looking for an actor?
It's no wonder these actors don't think too much about it, after all, everyone wants good things.
Wu Jianye, led by Xie Wan, came to the office of Professor Liu, the director of the Performance Department.
Professor Liu was just promoted to head of the acting department of Yenching Film Academy last month.
"Xiao Wu is here, sit down quickly!" Professor Liu smiled when he saw Wu Jianye. Apparently, he had already found out from Dean Shen about Wu Jianye's selection of actors.
"Teacher Liu, please don't be polite, I have to trouble you this time!" Wu Jianye said quickly.
"No trouble, no trouble, that's a good thing." Professor Liu said with a smile: "Are you going to take a look at the roster of our acting department first, or hold an audition?"
Wu Jianye said: "There is no need to go to such trouble. I'd better go and see how these students are in class. I will let you know if there are any suitable ones."