What a Waste of Such Precious Talent Joining the Director Department!

As the main cast for Happy Family was being finalized, Lin Chuan was also preparing the film crew.

A film crew isn't just the director and actors.

It also includes cinematographers, prop masters, special effects artists, makeup artists, sound engineers, martial arts choreographers, and so on.

A film crew consists of at least dozens of people.

Of course, Lin Chuan could handle most of these tasks himself.

However, now that Lin Chuan had the funds to shoot the movie, and considering the time constraints, it was better to leave some positions to others.

Ren Hang recruited the prop masters and cinematographers from Golden Warrior.

This film doesn't have much action, so a martial arts choreographer isn't needed, saving money on that position for now.

Behind-the-scenes special effects and other tasks would continue to be handled by the all-capable Xiao Hei.

It took nearly three weeks, but the crew for Happy Family was finally assembled.

In reality, with Lin Chuan's efficiency, the crew could have been prepared in an even shorter time.

However, for this film, Lin Chuan needed to direct and act.

Lin Chuan would play the male lead in Happy Family.

The male protagonist of this film is an orphan, a pathetic man who has lost his will to live.

His decadent lifestyle made him appear bloated and weak.

Lin Chuan, on the other hand, had a regular diet, exercised consistently, and loved life.

Lin Chuan's energetic image was clearly very different from this character.

Therefore, Lin Chuan spent a week deeply immersing himself in understanding the character.

At the same time, he used his Rubber Man Talent to give himself a "makeover."

So, when Lin Chuan arrived on set a few weeks later for the first time, everyone was stunned by his appearance.

Seeing the dejected Lin Chuan, everyone on set was surprised.

The current Lin Chuan had gained at least twenty pounds compared to before.

His face was also quite bloated, and he had grown a stubble.

Deep dark circles under his eyes, slow-moving steps.

Just two weeks ago, Lin Chuan was a vibrant, handsome young man.

But now, he gave the impression of someone who, after a breakup, wanted to go home for comfort from his parents, only to find out they had died in a car accident. After handling their funeral, he discovered they had left him no inheritance and, worse, hundreds of thousands in debt.

One word to describe him: tragic.

Director Hou, the highest-ranking staff member on set, was the first to express concern.

"Lin Chuan, what's wrong? If you're facing any problems, let us know immediately. The school is your strongest support!"

Lin Chuan's counselor also nodded encouragingly, "It's okay, just tell us if something's wrong. I believe you're a strong young man."

Even the art teacher, who was prone to tears, patted Lin Chuan's shoulder and gave him a thumbs-up.

Lin Chuan couldn't help but laugh and cry. What were they all thinking?

Lin Chuan said seriously, "I'm getting into character. Thank you all for your concern. These dark circles are drawn on by the makeup artist. I'm fine!"

The others crowded around.

The art teacher, Xu Xiu, even stood on tiptoe and poked Lin Chuan's dark circles.

Seeing that Lin Chuan was alright, they dispersed, preparing for the shoot.

Director Hou said with emotion, "There aren't many actors this dedicated these days!"

Director Hou could tell at a glance that Lin Chuan had gained at least twenty pounds for the role.

Few actors today are willing to endure such hardship.

Some actors would post on Weibo for comfort from their fans just for getting a band-aid after an injury.

Gaining twenty pounds would be like killing their parents to them.

Of course, if Lin Chuan heard these thoughts, he probably wouldn't pay them any mind.

While Lin Chuan did gain twenty pounds, it was thanks to his Rubber Man Talent.

In terms of actual effort, it might not be much more than what those young idol actors put in.

Moreover, Lin Chuan didn't believe that gaining weight for a film, or putting in a lot of effort, should necessarily be praised.

Filming, the most important thing is that it looks good.

Everything else is bullshit.

After the misunderstanding was cleared up, they began filming the first scene of Happy Family.

The first scene takes place in a dilapidated hourly room.

This hourly room was extremely cramped, giving the feeling that if you hunched over inside, your head would hit the ceiling.

The furniture in the hourly room was also very basic.

A TV cabinet less than half a square meter, with an old TV on top no bigger than a watermelon.

A floor mattress.

The plot of this scene was very simple: the male lead, having lost the will to live, prepares to take sleeping pills to commit suicide.

As the prop master called "Action!", the film began.

Lin Chuan faced the camera, crying unattractively.

He grabbed a large handful of sleeping pills and stuffed them into his mouth as if they were free.

The next second, the camera pulled back.

The phone rang, and Lin Chuan turned his head to look at the ringing phone.

He turned his head back again, looking at the sleeping pills scattered on the floor.

The phone continued to ring as if urging him to his death.

During this time, Lin Chuan continued to cry unattractively, tears even streaking down his eyes.

Lin Chuan looked at the ringing phone, then at the bottle of mineral water prepared in the hourly room.

He noticed it was marked ten yuan per bottle.

Lin Chuan felt both sad and helpless.

Pfft!

Lin Chuan spat out the sleeping pills in his mouth.

The mouthful of sleeping pills sprayed out of Lin Chuan's mouth like bullets from a machine gun.

Lin Chuan ran to the phone, picked up the receiver, and wiped his tears:

"I didn't book it for the whole day, it's an hourly room. Can't a grown man book an hourly room himself?"

From the other end of the phone came the voice of the landlord:

"Of course, you can. I mean, look at the time, two hundred for the hourly room, four hundred for the whole day. Add a little more money!"

Lin Chuan angrily hung up the phone.

"Two hundred for the hourly room, four hundred for the whole day, and they want another two hundred to commit suicide here. This is too tragic."

Lin Chuan rushed into the bathroom and quickly rinsed his mouth.

He prepared to go downstairs to give the landlord the two hundred yuan.

But on his way back, his vision blurred. Lin Chuan tried to hold on, but his legs gave out, and he collapsed onto the floor.

The landlord, who had appeared on the phone earlier.

Grumbled as he walked into the room:

"He's trying to get out of paying the two hundred yuan, so stingy, really."

Before he finished speaking, the landlord saw Lin Chuan lying on the floor and hesitated:

"What's going on?"

"Wake up, young man."

Seeing the sleeping pills scattered all over the floor, he quickly rushed into the room, turned Lin Chuan over, and began chest compressions:

"Aiya, this kid, if you want to die, go die somewhere else. What bad luck!"

As the landlord pressed on his chest, Lin Chuan rolled over and vomited the sleeping pills stuck in his throat.

"Are you okay, young man! Young man?"

As Lin Chuan called "Cut!", The first scene of the crew's filming was successfully completed.

Lin Chuan wiped his mouth and prepared to stand up.

The actor playing the landlord shook Lin Chuan's hand apologetically and pulled him up.

Lin Chuan smiled and nodded, indicating he was fine.

Just then, Xu Xiu, the art teacher who had been holding back her laughter, finally couldn't help but let out a snicker.

Realizing everyone was staring at her, Xu Xiu's Social Anxiety kicked in, and she wished she could burrow into the ground.

She waved her hands repeatedly, apologizing, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Lin Chuan. I know the character you're playing is tragic.

But for some reason, I just wanted to laugh. I'm so sorry!"

At that moment, Director Hou from the Director Department started clapping.

After applauding, he gave a thumbs-up.

"Student Lin Chuan, your performance just now was truly spectacular."

After speaking, he glanced at Lin Chuan's counselor, saying with apparent intent, "Such a precious talent, joining the Director Department would have been a shame!"

Hearing this, the counselor Ma Wei straightened his back and said with a grin, "I know Lin Chuan is a genius in the Performing Arts Department. It's not bad to join the Performing Arts Department as an actor, but becoming a director in our Director Department would open up even broader horizons."

Hearing this, Director Hou couldn't help but sigh.

The counselor was right. Compared to being an actor, being a director indeed had a more promising future.

Among these people, only Teacher Xu Xiu, who had accidentally laughed out loud at the beginning, looked completely bewildered.

Did I miss something?

I was right here the whole time?!