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Chapter 511 - 505, Indulging in hobbies leads to neglect of duties! (Fifth update for monthly ticket)_1

Chapter 511: 505, Indulging in hobbies leads to neglect of duties! (Fifth update for monthly ticket)_1

Speaking of Hengdian, Ren He had never been there, yet many people longed to go because it was a place where one could become famous.

No matter how many extras fought together, there was always a legend of overnight success floating in the sky above Hengdian.

Now, listening to Li Shuaizhen talk about his experiences in Hengdian was quite interesting.

After sharing his glorious deeds, he could finally boast about how his success hadn’t come easy, from a nostalgic, yet triumphant perspective.

According to Li Shuaizhen, in Hengdian, the "dead" Japanese soldiers each year could circle the Earth eight times, with dozens of anti-Japanese dramas shooting there every day.

"Back when I first got there, it was tough. I spent all day playing Japanese soldiers; I couldn’t even get cast as a party member! One time, after we worked so hard filming, some bastard who died in the scene squatted in a trench and started filming with his phone. The whole thing got caught by the main camera. We had to reshoot! It pissed us all off!"

"Another time, I rushed to the set at four in the morning, didn’t apply primer, and they made me play a dead Japanese soldier. They put black powder all over my face, and when I went back that night, I couldn’t wash it off. My face was freaking black for a week. The group head even said I was saving makeup. Save my ass!"

"The rent in Hengdian is not expensive. You can get a room for 650 yuan that two people can share, and with utilities, it’s about 400 yuan per person a month..."

When a loser complains, it’s a sign of weakness; when a winner does it, it’s actually a form of boasting.

In Li Shuaizhen’s own eyes, he was a winner.

Li Shuaizhen now really liked this classmate, Ren He, because he had listened to an entire session of boasting and complaining, which was very comforting for Li Shuaizhen!

He turned and asked, "You’ve never acted in a scene? Have you thought about your acting path?"

Ren He laughed and shook his head after hearing this, "I haven’t acted. With my acting skills, I should be happy to get any roles at all."

Ren He wasn’t planning on going out to shoot films. He was only interested in investing and making films.

After some thought, Ren He realized setting up his own film company was actually quite feasible. He had the money, the scripts, and now being at the Central Academy of Drama, even director resources were easy to find.

He wasn’t arrogant enough to think he could be a director. In fact, although people often say a director can be the only person in a team who doesn’t know anything, a good director is more than just that.

While Li Shuaizhen was sharing his experiences, Ren He wasn’t really listening. He was contemplating the feasibility of starting his own film company. Making money was secondary – in his past life, he had loved watching movies, yet there had been a pile of bad ones.

Now, with the scripts in hand, the idea of reshooting them was indeed fascinating.

And most importantly, Mrs. Ren’s Luohe Group owned the third largest cinema chain in the country...

Other directors had to beg for higher screening rates from the cinemas, but for his own family’s, it was all up to him...

With a top-tier cinema chain in hand, once a film was made, it could be shown extensively in his family’s theaters. As long as the quality of the movie was good, it would be hard to lose money.

"Ren He? Ren He?" called Li Shuaizhen.

"Huh?" Ren He came back to his senses and realized that Li Shuaizhen had been calling him; the latter hadn’t connected Ren He’s name with that of the big boss at Qinghe.

With so many people sharing the same name and surname throughout the country, and none of these people related to one’s own life, even if such a name appeared in one’s life, it wouldn’t be easy to immediately think of the most famous person with that name.

Unless one constantly paid attention to them.

Li Shuaizhen looked exasperated and said, "I can’t believe you weren’t paying attention to such important experience sharing!"

Ren He couldn’t help but laugh; he had come to realize that Li Shuaizhen’s desire to perform was extremely strong, no wonder he had chosen the path of an actor.

However, this guy wasn’t too bad. Though he mainly boasted, he was quite warm-hearted.

At that moment, two more students walked in. Upon seeing Ren He and the others, they smiled and asked, "Are you guys from dorm 313 too?"

"Yes, we are from 313," Ren He responded.

"Hello, hello, it’s great that we’ll all be dorm-mates. Let’s look after each other! My name is Zhang Jinglin," said the lanky student.

The boy beside him seemed a bit shy. With a fair and clean appearance, he introduced himself, "My name is Yang Runrun."

Li Shuaizhen glanced at them and asked, "Have you two ever acted in a play before?"

"No..." Yang Runrun and Zhang Jinglin exchanged looks.

Ren He almost covered his forehead. Here we go again... He didn’t want to listen to another round, so he decided to just drive to the Central Academy of Music to find Yang Xi.

As he was about to leave, Yang Runrun suddenly asked, "Do any of you play Dota? How good are you? They say it’s awesome to play Dota together in the university dorms!"

Ren He’s interest was piqued upon hearing this. Soulmates, indeed. He replied, "I do play Dota, and I have a regular teammate."

Eventually, it turned out that Zhang Jinglin, Yang Runrun, and Ren He all played Dota! To Ren He, this was simply perfect. What did he come to the university for? To act? If he wanted fame, he could simply reveal his status as ’Knight’ and all the top domestic celebrities would have to step aside.

What he desired most was a group of brothers to play Dota with and then cause a bit of a stir at the school together!

Li Shuaizhen suddenly realized that he was the only one who didn’t play Dota, and no one seemed interested in hearing about his experiences. He felt neglected...

However, he didn’t say anything rude, just patiently advised, "Don’t let gaming interfere with your ambitions..." This showed that Li Shuaizhen was indeed a good-tempered guy.

But who could listen to advice when it came to talking about Dota? There was a saying that online games could impoverish three generations and that Dota could ruin a life. Upon hearing this, Ren He hurriedly played a round of Dota to calm his nerves...

By late afternoon, when they had finished chatting, no new roommates had arrived. They turned out to be the last male dorm of the acting department, perfectly fitting four people in one room!

Li Shuaizhen never thought that as the days and conversations went by, he who worried about his roommates losing their way to gaming, would ultimately also get drawn into the world of Dota...

Ren He definitely planned to lure him in, because with him and Yang Xi included, that would make a perfect five-man team!

The chat couldn’t continue. Since it was the first day of school, Ren He and Yang Xi had agreed to go back home for the night and talk about the new classmates they met today.

Mainly, Yang Xi wanted to know if Ren He had been approached by any female classmates, or if there were any coquettish women among Ren He’s female classmates...

Ren He took his leave. Li Shuaizhen always felt that it would be such a waste if Ren He, with his material, didn’t aspire for greatness. In terms of looks, physique, height—Li Shuaizhen had to admit he was no match for Ren He. There was also an inexplicable charm about the guy.

Obsession with gaming! Playing Dota! Four years of Dota... What would they eat after they graduate!

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For the double update dedicated to the lord vanguard of the alliance, two one bun, five more Chapters for the monthly ticket ah!