Chapter 13 College Life
After coming out of the video store, the two bought ten butter cakes and two bags of soy milk. Baoqiang insisted on paying the bill, and Xu Kun did not stop him.
After returning home, Xu Kun asked Baoqiang to put the soy milk in a bowl, while he fiddled with the DVD player. Anyway, there was nothing urgent today, so he could eat while watching the movie, and he would still have enough time to go out after finishing it.
Baoqiang, who had a dream of becoming a martial arts hero, wanted to watch "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", while Xu Kun was more interested in "In the Mood for Love" - although he had just been disgusted by the people of Hong Kong Island, he had to admit that the cover of "In the Mood for Love" was very much to his taste.
Finally, the two of them unanimously decided to watch the most famous "Farewell My Concubine" first.
Baoqiang didn't have the conditions before, and Xu Kun had a special liking for pornography, violence and ghosts, so they had only heard of this famous work of director Chen, and had no idea what the specific content was.
After watching it, they both regretted it.
The movie is definitely a good one, but it's really not suitable for two grown men to watch together.
Xu Kun ejected the disc and put it back into the cover. He waved his hand vigorously, as if to drive away the awkwardness that filled the room. "Let's go and take a look at the training class."
Baoqiang still didn't want Xu Kun to spend too much money, so he said in a dilemma: "Brother Kun, if you don't go by yourself..."
"I don't want you to feel it, I want me to feel it!"
Xu Kun pulled him out without saying a word.
According to the address given by Chen Xuebin, it would be most convenient to take the bus at the intersection of Xueyuan Road, but Bao Qiang insisted on taking a detour.
Thinking of what happened yesterday, Xu Kun joked, "Why, are you afraid of meeting your dream lover?"
Baoqiang hesitated for a long time before he told the real reason.
It turned out that one time he finished acting as an extra early and wanted to walk home to save the dollar fare for the bus.
Unexpectedly, there was an event being held on College Road on that Sunday, and the sidewalks on both sides were filled with college students. Although he tried his best to avoid those men and women, his dirty clothes and the smell of sweat on his body still attracted countless contempt and disgust.
Those cries of "so stinky" and "disgusting" were like needles pricking Baoqiang's heart, and thinking back on them now still makes him feel choked up.
After that, he tried to walk around College Road as much as possible, especially on Sundays.
After hearing this, Xu Kun put his arm around Baoqiang's shoulders and said with a casual smile: "Well, I didn't think it was a big deal. I'll take you out tonight to vent your anger. I tell you, college life is great!"
Baoqiang's face flushed red, and he shook his head like a rattle. After a while, he suddenly said, "When I become a big star in the future, I will marry a very beautiful college student!"
Tsk~
This kid is honest. Even after being wronged and humiliated, his biggest ambition is to marry a college student and be on equal footing with her.
Xu Kun is different, he prefers the man on top and the woman on the bottom.
The training class introduced by Chen Xuebin was near the Central Academy of Drama. After getting off the car, Xu Kun took Baoqiang for a walk in front of the entrance of the academy. As a result, they didn't see many handsome men and beautiful women, let alone the legendary rows of luxury cars.
The main reason is that the area around here is too narrow and there is not enough space for so many cars to park.
The training class was not big. It was housed in an old three-story building, with a total area of only about 500 to 600 square meters.
But the fees are really not cheap.
According to the front desk, the training courses are divided into two modes: large class and individual tutoring. The large class is cheaper, but you need to register in advance, and the class is in units of half a year, with classes fixed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Firstly, Xu Kun and Bao Qiang were not on the same schedule, and secondly, the students in the large class were between ten and sixteen years old. Bao Qiang, with his baby face, would be considered a veteran among them, let alone Xu Kun.
Moreover, the training class is obviously reluctant to accept adults in large classes, which is not difficult to understand. According to the charging standards, the classes are full of "ladies and young masters". If those with bad intentions are allowed in, the training class cannot afford the consequences.
So Xu Kun and Bao Qiang could only choose individual tutoring. A lesson on basic acting costs 280 yuan, a lesson on basic dancing costs 320 yuan, and a lesson on basic broadcasting costs less, 220 yuan per lesson. If two people join a group, they can get a % discount.
This is the price for an ordinary teacher. If you specify a teacher from the Central Academy of Drama to teach, the price will be much higher.
Finally, despite Bao Qiang's strong opposition, Xu Kun subscribed to ten lessons on the basics of acting and ten lessons on the basics of broadcasting, spending a total of 7500 yuan - after bargaining, the training class also gave him two lessons on lines and two lessons on broadcasting.
Baoqiang was so distressed that he almost bit his back teeth off.
In order to get his money's worth, he racked his brains to extract experience and knowledge from the teacher in the subsequent acting class.
The teacher was shocked by his enthusiasm for research. He had taught extras before, but it was rare to find someone as sincere as Bao Qiang - of course, Bao Qiang's appearance was the worst among all the students he had taught.
Compared to Baoqiang, Xu Kun was a newcomer after all, and he didn’t understand a lot of things, or even felt confused. Fortunately, Baoqiang tried his best to remember everything, and after the class, he could just ask him if he had any questions.
However, when it came to the lines class, the situation between the two was reversed.
Xu Kun has good innate qualities. The most important thing is that he can be relaxed and his language and emotions are richer than those of ordinary people. As long as he can correct some of his acquired bad habits, his broadcasting teacher even thinks he has the potential to be a host.
Baoqiang is not so good. His voice is a little shrill. It is a problem he was born with. It can only be improved through some techniques, but it is basically impossible to completely eliminate this problem.
However, the broadcasting teacher finally comforted Baoqiang, saying that film and television dramas are not hosting programs, and they can be polished sentence by sentence or paragraph by paragraph, so as to cover up the shortcomings of the voice.
Of course, another way is to give up the lines completely and let others dub for you.
But Baoqiang is obviously unwilling to take this shortcut.
Watching him reciting his lines almost word for word, Xu Kun couldn't help but secretly sigh that this kid really was a bit crazy. No wonder he could become a big star despite being unpopular in all aspects.
Because they had attended two classes in a row, Xu Kun and Bao Qiang had lunch in Nanluoguxiang and did not bother Boss Lin when they got home.
After returning to the rental house, Xu Kun and Baoqiang went through the notes and tutorial materials they brought back over and over again for about an hour. Xu Kun couldn't hold back any longer and strongly suggested watching a movie to change their minds.
So in the afternoon they watched "In the Mood for Love" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" again.
The two gave unanimous praise to "In the Mood for Love", directed by King of Sunglasses and starring Zhang Manyu and Liang Chaowei.
And "Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger"...
"I think this movie is a bit slow and not as good as New Dragon Inn."
Xu Kun published the BIG bold "fallacy" at the first opportunity.
Bao Qiang hesitated and said, "But this movie won an Oscar. Could it be that we didn't understand it?"
So the two of them fast-forwarded and scanned it again.
How to say it, this drama is more like a feature film than a martial arts film. In terms of the delicate plot, it is indeed better than most martial arts films, but the problem is that Xu Kun and Bao Qiang have just watched "Farewell My Concubine" and "In the Mood for Love".
Moreover, they are both loyal fans of action movies and have a special liking for fast-paced fighting scenes...
Finally, Xu Kun turned off the TV and stretched lazily, saying, "Why bother about this? We are here to learn acting skills, not to become directors or screenwriters. Come on, I'll take you to meet Brother Lin."
After saying that, he took out a box from the things he brought back and led Baoqiang to the small restaurant in front.
(End of this chapter)
