A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 122 Problems with Self-Perception

Fang Yifan was not embarrassed at all and walked over casually pulling a chair.

He sat back in his chair, resting his arms on the back of the chair and began to say, "Look, my grades are over 400 now, which is definitely enough. As long as I study and practice my professional courses, I can pass the art exam. Hey, let me tell you, I've also looked at these film academies and drama academies. Many stars have come out of them. It will be so prestigious when I get in too."

Chen Jinnian knew that Fang Yifan was childish, but he didn't expect him to be so childish.

If you use your brain to think about why there is such a big gap in the score lines between art students and ordinary students, but most people still choose the normal college entrance examination route, you will know that this matter is not that simple.

He glanced sideways at the speechless Wang Yidi, suppressed his resentful mood, and began to explain: "The art exam may only have a low score, but that doesn't mean it's easier than your current studies. It's a journey that relies on talent, resources, family background, and even luck."

"Besides, being a star isn't a professional thing. You think becoming a star is that easy? There are teams and capital behind the scenes. All shows and projects with public exposure require you to sign a contract before appearing. You have an ordinary family background and status, and while you may look okay, there are still plenty of people who can replace you. In this situation, what makes you think you can succeed?"

Although Chen Jinnian controlled himself from arguing with him, his words were quite harsh by the end.

"Why can't I succeed? I have so many fans now, and I'm not much different from those stars." Fang Yifan said unconvinced.

Chen Jinnian directly responded: "You are benefiting from the platform's development. No one else was doing this before, but now you are doing it, so you are successful."

"So, doesn't this prove that my emotional intelligence is higher than theirs, and I am better than them." Fang Yifan said with his neck stiff.

Chen Jinnian sighed. He felt that it was so difficult to communicate with the other party. He had to say everything to make them understand. He originally thought that there were so many people here and wanted to save some face for the other party, but now that things had come to this, he could only say it clearly.

"Yes, you're amazing, but have you noticed that there are now a large number of dance machine videos on the platform. All of them are beautiful women with great bodies, and all of them dance better than you. These accounts are just trying to cut into your traffic. The number of views of your recent videos is not even a fraction of theirs. I didn't want to say this, but now I have to."

"Fang Yifan, you're out of fashion."

Hearing these light words, Fang Yifan's first reaction was disbelief.

He took out his phone and began to search frantically, trying to find data to refute Chen Jinnian, but no matter how hard he looked, he could not find any point to refute it. In fact, not only did the number of views and likes plummet, but even the fans began to leave in large numbers.

But Wang Yidi heard something else from Chen Jinnian's words. She gritted her teeth and whispered, "A beautiful woman with a great figure, how good is that? Is it black stockings or white stockings?"

Chen Jinnian was stunned, cold sweat instantly broke out on his back. He had just let the cat out of the bag.

He turned his head away mechanically and forced a smile, "I was just joking, I don't know."

But Wang Yidi had no expression on her face, she just stretched out her right hand and held it in the air. She was just a little silly, but actually not stupid at all, and Chen Jinnian's words could not fool her.

Seeing this, Chen Jinnian accepted his fate. He took out his mobile phone from his pocket, looked at it reluctantly for a few times, and then handed it to Wang Yidi.

Then Wang Yidi immediately started checking and unfollowed all the young ladies he followed.

What happened between them did not attract anyone's attention.

Because everyone else's attention was on Fang Yifan, they watched Fang Yifan go from disbelief, to confusion, and then to despair.

But Fang Yifan is an optimist, and troubles go away quickly. He immediately started to cheer himself up, "No, I have to find a new track. I want to do something that no one else can copy. I can't just give up like this."

Seeing that he was not giving up, Tong Wenjie became even more furious. She stepped forward and confiscated his phone, "Fang Yifan, focus on studying. You are a student now."

"Mom, Mom, give it back to me."

"Fanfan, let's talk about the cell phone issue when we get back. Now it's about the art exam, let Jinnian continue." Fang Yuan hurried over to smooth things over and change the subject.

Chen Jinnian's mind was on Wang Yidi's hands. When he suddenly heard his name being called, he was a little slow to react.

"Ah, oh, oh, art exam, Fang Yifan, don't think about getting high overnight. Think carefully about your specialties and what majors can match you, not just what major you want to study. After all, there's not much time left."

Fang Yifan didn't think much about it and started listing his own strengths. "I can dance and sing well. I think I'm quite suitable for the acting major. I'm also good at photography. I've been working at the school radio station since junior high school, so I'm not bad at photography. And what about your directing major? I think I can do it too."

These self-praising words made Chen Jinnian silent, and he didn't know what to say.

If we just look at his sense of pride and his belief that he is excellent, Fang Yifan is indeed quite suitable for acting.

Wang Qing, who hadn't said much, seemed to have noticed Chen Jinnian's difficulty, so she took the initiative to change the subject and said, "I don't understand anything else, but I know a lot about acting."

"The school entrance exam includes recitation, talent show, vocal test, body test, language test, and performance test. It's divided into preliminary and final rounds. For example, the performance test includes..."

Tong Wenjie quickly interrupted, "There are so many tests to take, it's too late."

"Actually, there aren't many, they're all pretty basic." Wang Qing said with a smile, "These are also the basic requirements for actors. When you audition with a director in the future, you'll have to take these tests, too. Otherwise, how will you get a role?"

After hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Chen Jinnian. Director, isn't there a ready-made one?

"Jinnian, please help Fanfan to audition and see if he is suitable to be an actor." Tong Wenjie asked enthusiastically. He was worried about his child.

"Ah, I haven't auditioned anyone for this. Basically, they just check if the height and appearance are suitable. At most, they just recite a few lines."

Chen Jinnian quickly explained that when he found Zhao Jinmai, there was no audition, and the supporting roles were all professional actors or special guests. He signed them directly if he thought they were suitable, and there was no such trouble at all.

This is also the current situation. The leading actors are determined by their status and fame. Auditions are just a formality. The supporting roles are all stuffed by the agency and investors. It doesn't matter whether you audition or not. As for smaller roles, there is no need for auditions.

If it were ten or twenty years ago, auditions would have been quite common.

As for now, it’s hard to say!

"Jinnian, don't be so modest. Just test Fanfan directly."

"Well... okay." After hesitating, he stood up and looked around to find an empty space to the north of the dining table. "Fang Yifan, you dance here for a bit. I'll see what the effect is."

"No problem, dancing is what I'm best at. I'll let you guys see it." Fang Yifan took off his coat and said confidently.

Everyone gathered around, waiting to enjoy his dance.