Chapter Five Prime Minister's Gathering

  In Li's vivid and mouth-watering introduction, He Mu is a newcomer in the entertainment industry with superb acting skills, good character, high moral integrity, and great idol potential. Previously, he had played important roles in several big drama groups in Hengdian, and this time, he rushed back to save the scene because of his face.

  "This is really exaggerated, He Mu pushed Li Wen Hua and smiled at the three strangers: "Don't listen to his nonsense, I'm just a running dragon suit in Hengdian, it's not as powerful as he said."

  The three of them were relatively familiar with Li Wen Hua's personality, and sometimes his words could only be believed half-heartedly. However, He Mu's candor made them feel at ease, thinking that he was a sincere person who could become friends with.

  Next, Zuo Jun led the self-introduction, and Li Wen Hua occasionally added a few sentences to supplement their own achievements that they were too embarrassed to mention. Soon, He Mu had a deeper understanding of these three people.

  Zuo Jun, also from the Broadcasting Department, is a refined and cultured-looking young man. According to Li Wen Hua, he has always been the top student in his class, with no one able to surpass him. It turns out that he was an excellent student after all. However, this excellent student and his girlfriend Beth had actually established their relationship since junior high school, and then they went to high school together and attended university together. This kind of romance made He Mu Yan feel envious, and he couldn't help but think of his own awkward romance in high school.

  Betsy is not simple either, known as a "talented girl", the number of articles she published is no less than Li Wen Hua's. In the circle of media university art youth and Li Wen Hua are equally famous. Li Wen Hua has always jokingly called Betsy his little sister, plus the two have similar interests and are both open-minded people, so Betsy calls Li Wen Hua "Wen Ge", Li Wen Hua calls Betsy "Han Mei". Such corny terms, the two of them call out without any sense of violation. Unfortunately, it's hard for Betsy's boyfriend Zuo Jun, his girlfriend and someone else's brother and sister are calling each other, he can only stare blankly, his eyes have been staring out for more than a year. However, he understands the personalities of his buddies and girlfriend, so he gives them the greatest trust, so he has to close one eye and stare with the other.

  The last one with a model-like figure and a star-like appearance, but slightly cold, is Wang Mingfei. She is a second-year student in the photography department and was called the number one person in the photography department of Communication University by Li Wenhua. He Mu was very skeptical about this statement, saying that if it were said to be the first beauty of the photography department, it would make more sense, and most photographers are male, after all, sometimes it is still a physically demanding job, so excellent female photographers are rare, but after Li Wenhua's explanation, he finally understood.

  Originally, Wang Mingfei was born into a photography family. She grew up in the courtyard of the Beijing Film Studio, where boys played with slingshots and girls played with rubber bands, but she played with cameras. As she grew older, the boys flirted with girls, while the girls were being flirted with, but Wang Mingfei still played with cameras. Her grandfather started working as a photographer in the 1960s, and many mainstream films came from his lens during that era. He collaborated with famous directors such as Xie Jin and Xie Tieli, and even participated in Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning film "The Last Emperor". Wang Mingfei's father was also a photographer by trade, although he didn't achieve the same level of success as his grandfather, but he still participated in many film shoots and had extensive connections within the industry. He currently works as a department head at the August First Film Studio.

  Based on her innate genes, when filling out university applications, she still chose photography and won a gold award in a national photography competition by the second semester of her freshman year. Apart from this, Wang Mingfei, who is still young, also has multiple identities as an actor and singer. In the movie "Two People's Ballet" directed by Chen Li and starring Ni Ping, Xi Mei Juan, and Lü Zhong, which was released in the first half of this year, she played a small role and was responsible for singing the theme song and doing voice-over work. It can be said that due to family reasons, Wang Mingfei is also a notable figure in the film industry, and with her outstanding abilities, it's not hard to explain why she became the photographer for the Tao Yudu drama group.

  He Mu is a very affable guy and good at chatting, quickly eliminating the awkwardness between him and the three of them. Zuo Jun asked He Mu about interesting stories and gossip with great interest, while Bai Si Han was more interested in He Mu's ability to speak various dialects fluently. Even Wang Ming Fei, who usually kept silent and didn't like talking to strangers, didn't show her usual cold expression, but instead smiled quietly and listened to their conversation.

  Li Wen saw that he couldn't get a word in edgewise, so he started looking around to see if there were any high-end chicks he could hit on. When he saw a man with a wooden board wrapped in gauze on his arm and a beautiful girl walking in, he nudged Zuo Jun, who was chatting enthusiastically with He Mu, "Hey, are those two the director and his wife?"

  Li Wenhua had only spoken with Tao Yue over the phone before; this was their first face-to-face meeting.

  Zuo Jun was taken aback. "I haven't seen it either," he said, looking at Wang Mingfei. Wang Mingfei nodded and stood up, waving her hand to beckon the two of them over.

  This time it has to rely on Wang Mingfei as the matchmaker, although she doesn't like to talk, but here only she is recognized by both parties, and only she can play a bridging role.

  "Please sit down, Du Ge and Ni Ni," Wang Mingfei began to introduce them. "This is Du Ge, this is Ni Ni." With that, half of the work was done. Then came the other half: "This is He Mu, these three are my university classmates." The task completed, Wang Mingfei took a seat.

  The rough introduction caused both parties to pause for a moment, then Tao Qudu extended his right hand to He Mu: "Hello, I'm Tao Qudu, the director of 'Female Guile'. The 'guile' in the title refers to 'strange' or 'unusual', and this is my girlfriend Zhang Jiani, who plays the female lead in the film." Tao Qudu seriously scrutinized He Mu, tall and handsome with a strong presence, but perhaps a bit too good-looking for the role, although there was still room for transformation.

  He Mu smiled and shook Tao Qu's intact hand, "Hello Director Tao, I'm He Mu, the Mu of water and wood. Nice to meet you, looking forward to our future collaboration." He Mu learned the name of the short film for the first time, Female Ghost, it seemed like a horror movie, but he wasn't picky.

  Next, Li Wen Hua, Zuo Jun and Bai Si Han, the three university classmates of Wang Ming Fei, also made self-introductions to Tao Qu Duo Zhang Jia Ni. At least they had to say their names once, not just appearing as extras for one time.

  Everyone arrived, under Li Wen Hua's arrangement, some wine and fruit platters were ordered, and everyone chatted while drinking.

  "Are you clear about the conditions I put forward?"

  Tao Qudu looked at He Mu with some embarrassment, after all, asking an actor to film and having to pay out of his own pocket was a joke in the circle. Even if Tao Qudu claimed to have thick skin, he couldn't quite take it.

  He Mu was nonchalant, "It's all clear, I can agree to the conditions, but I hope to see the script first. Since you said that 200,000 yuan is an investment, as an investor, shouldn't I understand my investment project?"

  What he invests in is just a saying to He Mu, and what he really wants to see is whether the script has the potential to be popular, mediocre, or stunning.

  Although He Mu was just an insignificant extra, his greatest achievement was playing a beggar with one line of dialogue next to Liu Yifei, but he still had a good eye for appreciation. From a young age, he has been enthusiastic about appreciating excellent film and television works and literary works. Especially before the second exam of the Film Academy, because he wanted to compile his own sketch, he collected many books and materials on film performance, screenwriting and other aspects, which can be considered as hard work in this aspect. Even during the drifting period, he did not interrupt his studies.

  He Mu's request was reasonable, and Tao Qiu had no reason to refuse. However, he didn't have the script with him, but fortunately, he had prepared beforehand. He opened his shoulder bag, took out a piece of paper from inside, and handed it over to He Mu.

  "Is it just a piece of paper?" He Mu was somewhat perplexed.

  "This piece of paper is enough to make you like this story." Tao Qudu said with great confidence.

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  (The Buddha said: The content in this chapter about Wang Mingfei's family background and Zhang Janie's boyfriend are all fabricated, plot requirements, please do not take it seriously, if there is any similarity, it is purely a coincidence... uh, by the way, asking for votes and collection)