Chapter 4: The Crooked Controversy
Zhou Bai was a little painful, expecting that this communication would be difficult, but the reaction he received was still unexpectedly tough.
Dad was angry, Mom held her hands and looked at it coldly, and the pressure was great in an instant.
"Okay, Tsinghua University, Peking University, you don't take the exam, what art exam do you want to take? Is this your uncle instigating you?" Zhou Zhengdao said angrily.
"It's not ......"
The person Zhou Zhengdao is talking about is Zhou Bai's uncle, who has always been an avid movie lover, in Zhou Zhengdao's opinion, he is a little unprofessional, who will get a private screening room by himself if he has nothing to do, and soak in it all day long, either watching movies or watching videos, Zhou Bai has been influenced by his uncle since he was a child and likes movies.
"You don't want to think about what kind of university Tsinghua Peking University is, these are the two highest level universities in China, your academic performance is so good, as long as there is no accident, you have a good chance to be admitted. You're good, what art exam do you still want to apply for, what do you think in your head?" Zhou Zhengdao was angry, God, didn't this kid pick sesame seeds and lose the watermelon?
If a beating can make Zhou Bai lose this kind of thought, Zhou Zhengdao will not hesitate, anyway, Zhou Bai has been honest since he was a child, but unfortunately he has been beaten since he was a child, and there is no way, follow his grandfather to practice martial arts, can he be beaten strong, he is almost eighteen years old now, and it is useless to fight.
"Dad, it's not a question of whether it's good or not, it's whether you like it or not, reading is the same as falling in love, and you're bored with people you don't like. Zhou Bai said quietly.
The corners of Zhou Zhengdao's mouth twitched, this metaphor is very appropriate and vivid to think about, this kid can't be in love, right?
"Have you ever been in love? Is the stinky boy hiding from us and having sex with his classmates?" Bai Shengnan on the side suddenly spoke, with an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.
"Mom, you think too much, there is no such thing, isn't this an analogy? Dad's concept is too traditional, and I am using the deconception of postmodernism to communicate with Dad. "Okay, Zhou Bai is talking nonsense, the word postmodernism came from a dream, he doesn't understand it anyway, but it doesn't affect the loftiness of the word, doesn't it?
What the hell is this, what is postmodernism? Bai Shengnan has a black line, and this stinky boy is obviously making fun of his father. Bai Shengnan didn't know that a certain king of comedy, who was later added as a master of postmodernism, also reacted in this way when he first knew the word, what the hell is this?
"Smack" Zhou Zhengdao gave Zhou Bai a sentence on the back of his head, this kid was happy at will, even he joked, uh, but the topic is not crooked, by the way, about the art exam, well, I'm very angry.
"Don't divert the topic, you like it, but have you thought about your own future? After graduation, you are going to follow your performing arts and wander the streets, right?" Zhou Zhengdao was so angry that his teeth hurt.
"No, I just like acting, I want to be an actor, I want to be a great actor like Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro!" Zhou Bai was also a little excited, this was the first time he completely revealed his innermost thoughts.
"Do you really think that you can become that kind of actor after graduating from these schools, and you can act in movies at will? More likely, you are just a small role, better than a dragon set, and you can only play some small supporting roles, how long will it take you to become an actor like them? I don't look at how much suffering Chinese actors who can be on the screen have endured, how fierce the competition is, and now the income of actors is so low, how many people can't live happily. "This time Zhou Zhengdao is really angry, this kid didn't think about reality at all, he was too naïve.
Zhou Zhengdao pointed out that it is a real problem, Chinese actors in this era are far from being as beautiful as they were later, even if they are big names in the industry, they are actually not rich, they are not commercialized in many aspects, and the treatment of practitioners is indeed very low, and many of them are invested by film studios, and many situations can be imagined.
"I know it's not easy to be a great actor, and I know that I'm going to face a lot of difficulties, and if I can do something casually, it's not worth it. Besides, the country's economic development is so fast, the entertainment industry will grow rapidly in the future, and a lot of funds from the society will be invested in it, and when I graduate, the situation will be much better, and can we not just look at money, this is my dream, I really think about it. Zhou Bai was a little anxious, his voice was a little louder, he couldn't tell his father that he had dreamed of a lot of things, and he knew a corner of the future, just with this information, I would be poor, then it would be really faceless.
"Yes, I don't deny the rapid development of the economy in recent years, and the film and television industry and other related entertainment aspects are promising in the future, but once big capital enters the market, do you think people will choose a newcomer who is not well-known, or choose a famous actor with an audience base? Even if the newcomer has a chance, it is a big wave, are you sure that you are not the part that has been eliminated?" Zhou Zhengdao said, young people who have not entered the society are easy to have hot brains, and they don't look at how many blood and tears are behind every success, and how many foils are losers.
"Dad, you are a businessman, what you said exists, if you can enter Tsinghua University and Peking University, the starting point is indeed very high, but if there is no fun in doing something, that kind of life can only make me gradually numb. The more Zhou Bai spoke, the more excited he became.
"To put it another way, society is like this, no matter what industry, a group of people will be eliminated. I don't believe that Dad, you have no ambition to develop your career, these days you are busy introducing more advanced production lines to your small factory, don't you also want to develop factories? Dad, do you think that you are also the group of people who have been eliminated? I also think the same way, I firmly believe that I will not be the one who has been eliminated. Zhou Bai's eyes became more and more determined.
"Stinky boy, you will be our army, I am a manufacturing industry, pay attention to technology upgrading, sales support, talent introduction and other things, not as simple as you see on the surface. It is true that I have bigger goals, but I hope that I will lay a solid foundation and have a broader space when you take over in the future, don't you understand?" Zhou Zhengdao said angrily.
"I know Dad, you are all for this family, I hope to give me a better life, but I have my dreams, I don't want to lie down and enjoy your career Dad, I want me to work hard in an industry I like, create a career of my own, belong to my era, this is my dream. Zhou Bai said seriously.
He was very touched, his father did pay a lot for him and for this family, which he couldn't deny.
"Dreams, hehe, can dreams be eaten? I'm not hitting you, you obviously have a bright future, why do you want to go far and not follow the right path?" Father Zhou said with a sneer, and he was angry when he mentioned this.
This kid is enchanted, all of them are affected by his uncle, he doesn't have a good future, he actually likes what kind of performance, it's too easy to go astray at his age, I can't follow him, Zhou Zhengdao thought to himself.
"Dad, don't be angry, listen to me first, I really like acting and movies. I've thought about it many times, and I know that my choice is really difficult to understand, and I also know that just talking about the word dream is very empty, so I plan to take the art exam first, and it's hard to say if I can get in, if I can get in, I'll read it. If I had made a mistake when I graduated, I would have chosen to study in graduate school in Qingbei, when I was only twenty-two years old, so it wasn't too late. Zhou Bai took a breath and calmly described his thoughts.
"You think so naïvely, do you really think that graduate school is what you want to be able to get into? Losing this opportunity, how much time do you have to spend catching up with the progress of others, I have taught you to be down-to-earth since I was a child, I didn't expect you to be so ambitious. Zhou Zhengdao calmed down a little and said sternly.
"I think the film and television industry has a lot to offer......
"There is a lot to be done in any industry now, but not everyone can be a speaker......
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The two fathers and sons couldn't convince anyone, so you came and went on the scene, from the actual interests to the future development of the industry, and as a result, a topic about the art examination went crookedly unconsciously, and it quickly became a future discussion conference in the film and television industry, and then the atmosphere became more and more intense, one big and one small like a little rooster who was only vindictive.
"Okay, shut up for the old lady, what are you doing Zhou Zhengdao? I'm afraid that others won't know, right, what are you doing all the time? Zhou Bai, your wings are stiff, do you want to fly? Give you two guts, you dare to talk loudly to your father, sit down for me. Bai Shengnan, who didn't speak, kept observing, and only then did he speak, like a student, killing the two fathers and sons in seconds.
"......" The two fathers and sons looked at each other silently, the smell of gunpowder disappeared in an instant, and they were so excited that they forgot who in the family had the weight to speak, hehe.
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"If you don't have a dream, what's the difference between being like this and a salted fish? The fire in my heart will not be extinguished!" - Zhou Xingxing, "Shaolin Football"