When leaving, Zhang Leping told Zhang Yuanjun: "In a few days, there will be a short film festival here, the first one, the momentum is very big, I heard that many Hollywood producers and bosses will participate, you can go and see it." I don't have time to show you around these days. ”

"I'm not very interested in this short film festival, but I really want to see the film major of your school."

UCLA's film program is world-renowned.

Zhang Leping said with a smile: "Then you have to wait for a few days, and I will take you around our school after this time." ”

In the next few days, Zhang Yuanjun took his assistant to enjoy the scenery of Los Angeles.

Beach, party, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Universal Studios.

He even drove to Disneyland in Anaheim to have a round of play, which fulfilled Xiao Zhao's Disney princess dream.

On the way back from Disney, Xiao Zhao said: "I told Yifei that we were in Los Angeles. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Yuanjun concentrated on driving, "Isn't she in New York?" ”

Liu Yifei currently lives in New York.

"Yes, she knew we were on vacation and told us to have fun."

"How is she in New York?"

"I didn't elaborate, but it should be fine. Would you like to call and ask? ”

"Forget it, there's nothing to say."

But Xiao Zhao still used his mobile phone to dial Liu Yifei's phone and turned it on.

"Hello?" Liu Yifei's voice came, "Didn't you go to Disney, how did you have time to call me." ”

Xiao Zhao said: "We are now on the way back to Los Angeles, and Yuan Jun is driving. ”

Zhang Yuanjun said: "How are you in New York?" ”

"That's it." In fact, Liu Yifei is quite bored in New York, "Eat, drink and have fun every day." But she couldn't let Zhang Yuanjun know that she was bored.

"If you want to come to Los Angeles if you are bored in New York," Xiao Zhao took the initiative to invite, "Tomorrow the Hollywood Short Film Festival opens, and we are going to go and see it." ”

"It's too far." It took six hours from New York to Los Angeles, and she didn't want to run there.

But Xiao Zhao fully grasped the pulse of Liu Yifei and Zhang Yuanjun: "If you come, you should play with me, I am not familiar with life in Los Angeles, and I don't understand the language, so you can sleep in a room with me when you come." ”

Liu Yifei really got off the donkey: "Okay, I'll buy a ticket tomorrow and come over to see what the film festival has to offer." ”

"I don't know, but it's very grand outside, and it looks at what is written on the flyer, saying that more than 100 short films from all over the world are coming to participate, and there are many big-name star producers, so it's lively. I haven't been to a film festival yet. ”

Zhang Yuanjun did not speak.

Liu Yifei over there said: "There are so many people, then I have to come and see, I haven't participated in the film festival either." ”

The two girls chatted a lot over the phone, but Zhang Yuanjun was still concentrating on driving.

At half past three in the afternoon of the next day, Zhang Yuanjun met Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei in the café for afternoon tea.

Liu Xiaoli will definitely not let Liu Yifei fly six hours alone to Los Angeles to participate in any film festival.

But she couldn't stand her daughter's repeated begging, saying that she was bored to death in New York alone and had few friends, so Xiao Zhao invited her to the film festival to play together and wanted to go and see it.

After the Song Zude incident, Liu Xiaoli paid more attention to her daughter's mental health and doted on her daughter more.

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when the mother and daughter arrived in Los Angeles, and Zhang Yuanjun drove to the airport to pick them up.

In the car, Zhang Yuanjun took the initiative to explain that he was worried that Liu's mother would misunderstand that he had abducted her daughter: "I came to the United States to see my brother and play for a few days by the way." ”

Liu Xiaoli really didn't think much about it, she knew that Zhang Yuanjun's family conditions were very good, and she was not so narcissistic that she thought that Zhang Yuanjun came to the United States for Liu Yifei, so she said politely: "I'm sorry for you to pick it up." ”

"It's okay, I don't know anyone here, my brother has been busy these days, Xiao Zhao and I are also bored, Yifei can come, it happens to be a companion."

A few people came to the hotel with a smile, the mother and daughter settled down, and a few people went to have afternoon tea.

The four of them then drove to the festival venue again.

Short films have always been a very popular film category, and most of the graduation assignments of students from major film schools around the world are short films, and many new directors will also choose to make a name for themselves through short films.

Major film festivals around the world also have competitions or screenings of short films.

Every year, the Academy of Film supports the participation of students and teachers in short films around the world.

But because theaters usually show feature films, most viewers don't know much about short films.

This kind of activity held by foreign countries is also like a temple fair, not only with movies, but also with good food, drink and fun.

Liu's mother also accompanied her daughter to visit the film festival on the first day, and she didn't want to go the next day.

She didn't seem to have much interest in movies, so she joined in the fun.

On the contrary, I lingered on the various shopping offers of the festival and bought a lot of things in Hollywood.

Zhang, Liu, and Zhao visited the film festival and had a lot of fun eating, drinking, and having fun.

On this day, Zhang Leping finally finished his own business and came to take his younger brother to visit his school.

Liu Yifei is also the eldest brother who met Zhang Yuanjun for the first time.

The three brothers and sisters of the Zhang family are really tall and tall, Zhang Yuanjun is 185, and Zhang Leping is 2 cm taller than Zhang Yuanjun.

But Zhang Leping's appearance is not as good-looking as the second and third children, the second and third children are all star faces, and the boss is a little worse, but he is also a handsome guy among ordinary people.

"This is my brother." Zhang Yuanjun introduced, "This is my classmate, Liu Yifei. ”

Both greeted each other generously.

Zhang Leping looked at Liu Yifei, and his heart was open.

Of course, Zhang Yuanying also told him about Liu Yifei.

What Zhang Leping thought at this time was: "It's really beautiful, my parents must like it." ”

Zhang Leping said: "Today is a good time, our school has a film festival forum, I heard that there are big stars coming, I will take you to see." ”

While walking, they listened to Zhang Leping introduce UCLA, what is here and what is there.

"It's not the busiest time for school, if you come in March, that's the fun. In March Madness, we're going to have a lot of fun with USC. ”

Los Angeles, California, and USC are two universities that have a feud, and every year in a crazy March football game, the two universities will raise the bar and attack each other, which is very fun.

Zhang Leping then introduced the relationship between the two universities and the source of hatred.

"It's much better now, no more paint and fire." Zhang Leping said with a smile.

"Just like our film school and drama school?" Liu Yifei said with a smile.

Zhang Yuanjun said: "We are in a competitive relationship with the Academy of Drama at most, not a feud, we are the first film school in New China, the cradle of Chinese films, what are they." "Anyway, Zhang Yuanjun defends the honor of his alma mater, so he will not recognize the School of Drama.

Liu Yifei said with a smile: "If you have the ability, you can go to the drama academy and say this, and see if you are beaten or not." ”

Zhang Leping interjected: "Although I don't understand movies, I have also heard that your film school produces directors, and after your director has a script, he will go to the drama school to select actors." ”

Zhang Leping blocked Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei in one sentence.

There is nothing to say, because it is true.

The film school's directing major can be said to be the first in Asia, and the top five in the world must also be ranked first.

But the acting major is indeed much worse than the drama school.

The academy directors like to use the actors of the drama school for many years, which has also caused dissatisfaction in the acting department.

Wang Jinsong complained in class: "Our students and what we teach are very different, why don't they like to use their own students." ”

"Here we are." A few people came to a school building, where the film forum was held in the lecture hall.

(End of chapter)