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Chapter 7 Graduation Ceremony
Eight and a half minutes have passed.
Chen Zhou's graduation project has ended.
At this moment, the office was completely silent.
Two of the teachers were lost in thought, seemingly reminiscing about the past.
Another, more sentimental teacher silently took off her glasses and wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes.
Chen Zhou's graduation video suddenly reminded them of the past.
I recall my carefree and innocent days as a student.
And then there are those old classmates who promised to keep in touch often, but after leaving school, we've never seen them again.
"Old Jiang, that's not fair of you. You said this student of yours is the worst student, but I think you just picked the best one to show off in front of us."
One teacher couldn't help but complain.
"Exactly. If such outstanding students are considered the worst, then all your other students must be incredibly arrogant, constantly trying to make themselves look good."
Other teachers joined in the complaints.
However, Jiang Wei is the one who is most confused right now.
He wasn't lying. Chen Zhou had been his student from freshman to junior year.
This student's greatest strength is his talent for directing plays.
Its biggest drawback is that it has a ton of flaws.
In particular, camera movement is a true test of a director's professional skills.
After seeing Chen Zhou's graduation project, Jiang Wei could only admit defeat.
That camera work was amazing!
Immediately, Jiang Wei looked at Chen Zhou with a serious expression, "You brat, you've switched sects?"
"No," Chen Zhou said innocently.
"No? Who are you trying to fool? How could you possibly master such top-notch camerawork without being taught by a great director?"
"Looking across the whole country, you can't find many directors with this level of camerawork skills."
"Tell me, whose coattails have you latched onto?"
"Zhang Yimou?"
"Chen Kaige?"
"Or which titan?"
Jiang Wei was referring to the top directors in his mind.
He couldn't think of any other answer.
"No, I really didn't. I learned it myself," Chen Zhou said.
Jiang Wei still didn't believe it, but since Chen Zhou was unwilling to be honest, he didn't press the matter further.
"So... teacher, did my graduation project pass?" Chen Zhou asked.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei laughed in anger, "What do you think? If this kind of work can't even pass the graduation assessment, then wouldn't that prove that there's something wrong with my brain?"
Chen Zhou was overjoyed with this result.
Being a graduate of the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy, even if it doesn't have any great benefits, is at least a legitimate status.
"Student, what's the name of the song you composed for your graduation project?" the bespectacled teacher asked.
"It's a new song released in the last two years, 'Goodbye,' sung by Chang Chen-yue," Chen Zhou told us.
"So it's a new song. No wonder I've never heard it before. Back then, we listened to Luo Dayou's songs, like 'The Story of Time'." The teacher smiled.
Jiang Wei looked at Chen Zhou and said, "Your graduation ceremony will be coming up soon. There will be a lot of activities. Our directing department's activity is the screening of graduation projects. I plan to select your graduation project to be shown on the day of the graduation ceremony. Do you have any objections?"
"No." Chen Zhou was naturally indifferent.
Slowly rising to his feet, Jiang Wei's expression was serious. His right hand rested on Chen Zhou's shoulder. "In all my years of teaching, you are the most talented of all my students. Keep up the good work; I have high hopes for you!"
"Thank you, teacher," Chen Zhou said politely.
"Oh, oh, oh, why have you changed your tune? Weren't you just saying that you were no good student?"
"That old fox is so smooth!"
"Hahaha!"
Several teachers joked around.
After catching up for a while, Chen Zhou left first.
Soon, June 25th arrived.
The Beijing Film Academy graduation ceremony has officially begun.
Chen Zhou, dressed in his graduation gown, gathered with his classmates in the middle of the school's main sports field and took a graduation photo.
After the group photo session ended, the other students' relatives and friends came forward to present them with flowers.
Chen Zhou simply stayed by himself.
His parents were in poor health, so he didn't invite them over to avoid them having to travel too much.
At that moment, Zhu Yilong ran over from not far away, presented a bouquet of flowers, and said, "Senior, happy graduation."
"Thank you, that's thoughtful of you." Chen Zhou patted Zhu Yilong's arm.
This kid's pretty savvy.
"Junior Brother Chen Zhou!"
Just then, someone shouted from behind.
Chen Zhou looked back.
He immediately spotted Liu Yifei walking towards him.
Just like last time, she wore a mask to avoid being recognized.
It looks cool.
"Junior brother, congratulations on your successful graduation. Here, these are your flowers."
"I picked it out myself and bought it myself."
Liu Yifei handed over the bouquet.
Chen Zhou readily accepted the invitation. "Senior sister, what brings you here? Aren't you filming?"
"We're filming right now. I don't have any scenes to film these next couple of days. Besides, it's only a two or three-hour flight from Hengdian, so it's very convenient."
"It's fine at other times, but today is your graduation day."
"As your senior sister, and one who received your help, of course I have to come and congratulate you in person."
Liu Yifei smiled.
Seeing this, Zhu Yilong suddenly said, "Oh, right, I have other things to do. Senior brothers and sisters, you can chat."
After saying that, Zhu Yilong ran away.
Liu Yifei, on the other hand, took many commemorative photos with Chen Zhou.
For this reason, she specifically brought a Hasselblad H3D-31 camera, which costs 300,000 yuan.
It's easy to see that she values today very much.
After that, the graduation activities began quickly.
All the graduates gathered at the Beijing Film Academy Auditorium.
Chen Zhou also brought Liu Yifei in.
This is not a big deal. For such lively events, there won't be any strict controls on site.
The first activity was singing.
Several graduates held microphones and started with a song called "Sunny Day"...
Time went on.
Then came the screening of graduation projects.
A large screen stands on the stage.
No matter where you are, you can see it clearly.
The host took the stage and announced, "The next piece we will be showing is the graduation project of Chen Zhou, a graduate of the Directing Department. It is a short film called 'Graduation Season: Goodbye'."
Hearing this, Liu Yifei was very surprised and quickly leaned close to Chen Zhou's ear to ask, "What's going on? Why didn't you tell me?"
"This was decided by my homeroom teacher. He thought my graduation project was very good and insisted on having it publicly screened today," Chen Zhou said.
"Oh, okay, I'll look at it again." Liu Yifei sat up straight.
The next time.
The lights suddenly went out.
The screen lights up to show the front view.
Director: Chen Zhou.
Cast: Liu Yifei, Zhu Yilong...
"Liu Yifei? Is that the big star Liu Yifei? She's our senior from school."
"Could it really be Liu Yifei? I'm a huge fan of hers! Her portrayal of Zhao Ling'er is my screen goddess!"
"How could that be? It must just be someone with the same name. What director graduate is so influential that they could invite Liu Yifei?"
There was a lot of discussion at the scene.
Most people think it's just a coincidence that they share the same name.