August 2002
Beijing
At the entrance of Beijing Film Academy, the streets were a mix of orange and green, the shadows swaying, dappling the trees.
A figure hurried out of the school gate, running straight towards a business car.
Inside the Mercedes-Benz
Luo Yun Chu didn't get a chance to speak, his chin was gently pinched, his head turned slowly, revealing a captivating face that met his eyes.
Liu Xiao Li looked at the delicate, picture-perfect face, and said earnestly.
“Yun Chu, you haven't changed a bit after all this time. How can I explain to your late parents?”
Liu Xiao Li, just back from America, studied Luo Yun Chu's face. Even she, with utmost confidence in her own daughter, wouldn't dare say that she surpassed this young man in looks.
“Auntie, I understand.”
Luo Yun Chu's gaze was cold and slightly despondent, Liu Xiao Li couldn't help but say:
“Yun Chu, your face is wasted not acting. If you want to, Auntie can be your agent…”
Luo Yun Chu knew that Liu Xiao Li had the capability. After all, her family had been in politics for generations. With her connections,
She could protect Liu Yi Fei, naturally, she could take him under her wing.
The two families were close, and before the fall of the Luo family, they had helped Liu Xiao Li greatly.
He also had several uncles who were in the acting department at the Central Academy of Drama and the Film Bureau, but he seldom went to see them because he disliked relying on others.
“Auntie, I don't think my personality is suited for acting.”
“Isn't Tony Leung also introverted? Don't worry, Xi Xi will be with you.”
Liu Xiao Li believed that Luo Yun Chu was a natural born actor. From her point of view, he would soar to great heights given the chance, and she just happened to have one.
However, this opportunity needed Luo Yun Chu to grasp it himself.
Luo Yun Chu couldn't find a counterargument for a moment. Tony Leung did seem introverted, but not in the movie Lust, Caution…
Liu Xiao Li pulled out a script from a file folder beside her and handed it to Luo Yun Chu.
“Dragon Babu - ”
Luo Yun Chu took the script and fell into deep thought.
The opportunity had finally arrived. His previous hesitations were just politeness, because after his rebirth, he had gained a talent.
As long as he played the corresponding roles in movies and TV dramas, he could acquire the character's corresponding temperament and talent.
It leaned towards entertainment and martial arts.
Furthermore, it had to be a big production, those poorly made films and dramas wouldn't work at all.
The only role he had played was young Qin Shi Huang, and that was a few years ago.
He had drawn a somewhat useless talent, “Young Emperor - Dominating the World.”
That drama wouldn't be broadcast for another few years.
It was truly useless, a type of temperament ability.
Its only use was that if he played an emperor in the future, he could truly act out the dominating aura of an emperor…
After his family's decline, he no longer pursued acting.
Mainly because there weren't any suitable roles.
Or he didn't fit the age requirement.
He simply let go of his aspirations and focused on getting into Beijing Film Academy. Being from a professional background would greatly increase his chances of getting roles in the future.
After attending school for just a few days, he ran into Auntie Liu, who had just returned from America.
In his previous life, he had no hobbies, he just liked watching movies alone, and he hadn't even interacted with women much.
Although he was extremely handsome, he was a homebody, and he wore black-rimmed glasses and didn't like to talk.
This made him appear to be introverted and quiet in Auntie Liu's eyes.
Such a personality would naturally be seen as aloof by outsiders.
Auntie Liu, using her family's connections, immediately offered to sponsor Luo Yun Chu's tuition.
Luo Yun Chu didn't refuse.
He truly didn't want to refuse the sponsorship for the sake of his pride like he did in his previous life, and then go work to earn his tuition.
Pride couldn't be eaten.
If his teeth weren't strong, it was okay to eat a little soft food, and besides, he was still young…
So, from the beginning of the millennium, Luo Yun Chu embarked on a path different from his previous life.
But accepting his auntie's sponsorship, it shouldn't be considered being kept, right? He would pay her back in the future…
He glanced at the script, Duan Yu!
He didn't expect Liu Xiao Li to directly bring out the script for Jin Yong's Duan Yu.
Jin Yong's male leads could be considered some of the best scripts of the early 2000s.
It was even a remake by CCTV.
Even if it was just a supporting role, whatever he drew would benefit him greatly.
Even if it was just a chance for an audition, this favor couldn't be repaid with money.
Luo Yun Chu was about to open the script when a white, delicate hand covered his.
Liu Xiao Li's action was a bit too forward, unlike the proper distance a senior should have with a junior. It was too intimate.
“Yun Chu, Auntie went through a lot of trouble to get this role for you, do you know that?”
Luo Yun Chu looked at the hand that was holding his tightly, remained silent for a moment before saying, “I know, Auntie. I will repay you in the future, like Sister Xi Xi, I will listen to you.”
Luo Yun Chu actually sensed something amiss. He smelled a whiff of danger.
No matter how good a senior was to a close friend's child, they wouldn't be this intimate.
Liu Xiao Li nodded in satisfaction. She was willing to sponsor Luo Yun Chu.
It wasn't entirely because of the connections his parents had left behind, but also partly because his appearance and temperament were even more ethereal than Xi Xi's.
He was obedient and quiet.
And he was the top scorer in the unified entrance exams of several major art schools.
She herself was a serious face-lover. If Luo Yun Chu was ordinary looking, she would at most show some humanitarianism and help him out.
Who would care whether he lived or died?
But he was right up her alley in terms of aesthetics, so she couldn't stand idly by.
This was the only child left behind by her deceased friend.
Naturally, she would take him home and care for him.
What malicious intent? It was just legitimate sponsorship…
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