When Li Shuyu first arrived in Beautiful Country, she felt like a bird that had escaped from its cage and just wanted to keep flying.
But no matter how excited you are, there will always be times when you feel tired after flying enough.
The people upstairs and downstairs in the apartment were all familiar, and she was tired of eating at the nearby Chinese restaurants. The novelty had disappeared, and she began to feel a little homesick.
Today, a classmate said that it is interesting that there is a Chinese professor named Chu in the polymer materials major. Although he has obtained American citizenship, he always persuades his students to return to the motherland to work.
Although the classmates were sarcastic when they told this story, they successfully aroused Li Shuyu's curiosity.
Originally, this major was completely out of reach for her, so she went to sit in on it.
Professor Chu's lecture was very interesting. He said something before the get out of class ended: "For the Chinese students here, the motherland is waiting for you to go back and serve. You must study hard."
He just said this, and looked at Li Shuyu and a few Asians intentionally or unintentionally, regardless of whether they were Chinese or not.
Some students majoring in acting knew this and secretly laughed at Li Shuyu behind his back: "Tsk, tsk, a girl from rural China got into acting because of her face. Do you think she has really grown up? She went to study chemistry, haha. Pretending. It’s decorated to a very high standard.”
Li Shuyu originally just listened to one section, but now his fighting spirit was completely aroused: I still want to learn it.
Anyway, foreign universities have a credit system, and you can take various courses in different majors if you want.
And when she was in high school, she wasn't weak in science, so she had no problem keeping up.
Li Shuyu listened for a whole semester, and the more he listened, the more interesting it became. If he didn't understand, he would look up the information on his own and make up for it. He also handed in homework and answered questions without fail.
Professor Chu finished the class today and said: "Today is the last class of this semester, and it may also be the last class that you students will take with me. I have a sentence that may sound harsh to you, but I still have to say it. The next thirty years will be the thirty years when China will take off. If you have great ambitions, you should return to your country to repay your kindness. Going back is the best for your personal development and the development of your motherland. Don’t be like me, wandering abroad for most of your life. Looking back at my hometown, my clothes are stained with tears."
Li Shuyu thought of Zuo Bowen and Qian Zhuolin. If it weren't for Li Wenjun, Zuo Bowen wouldn't have been able to adapt so quickly.
When you leave your hometown, you naturally have your own thoughts or many feelings of reluctance and resentment.
When you go back, you may not be able to go back if you want to, or stay if you want to stay.
She could also suddenly understand why Li Wenjun stubbornly stayed where he was, but he set up branches in major cities in Hong Kong, Haicheng, and Beijing to provide opportunities for people who had returned from studying abroad.
After Professor Chu finished speaking, he nodded and said, "get out of class is over."
Li Shuyu waited for everyone to leave, then walked over to Professor Chu and said, "Hello, Professor Chu. My name is Li Shuyu."
Professor Chu looked at her and said in Mandarin: "I have read all your homework. You did it very seriously. But I remember that you are not my student."
Li Shuyu was stunned, not only because the other party remembered her, but also because he heard the long-lost local accent. Unknowingly, his eyes turned red and he smiled: "Yes, I am originally from the Film and Television Academy."
Professor Chu frowned and sighed: "With your IQ, it's a pity to study film and television."
Li Shuyu said: "Is it true that you said you want to return to China?"
Professor Chu glanced at her: "Why do you ask?"
Li Shuyu: "If you want, you can actually go back to China as an exchange scholar."
Professor Chu smiled: "Yes, I want to go back. But there is no laboratory in China that allows me to display my talents."
Li Shuyu: "Go back and search for 'Wenjun Research Institute'. This institute has been established for more than ten years. Their research results and experimental conditions in the past few years are introduced on the Internet. Many overseas scholars have returned there. If you If you think you can give it a try, here is the phone number and email address of the person in charge.”
Professor Chu did not answer, but asked: "Are you interested in switching to my major? You will make a greater contribution to mankind by doing scientific research than being an actor. Hedy Lamarr, who invented WiFi, is also a Hollywood star. I never Don't waste your abilities by believing in such nonsense that beautiful people must have low IQs."
"Thank you for your encouragement, but I don't have this idea for the time being." Li Shuyu pursed her lips and smiled before leaving.
When she called home at night, she only said that she had met such a professor accidentally, and did not say that she had taken a professional course in materials science for one semester.
Li Wenjun said: "Well, I'll keep an eye on it. Of course it's good if he's willing to come. Anyway, I want as many senior talents in materials as I want."
Professor Chu's words were swirling in her mind, and Li Shuyu wanted to ask Li Wenjun whether it was too late for her to change her major.
But it seemed that she hadn't decided yet. She asked suddenly, as if she had been fishing for three days and drying the nets two days, so she didn't ask in the end.
Moreover, the acting major has started to have some small drama performances this semester.
The teacher admired her very much and said that she had great looks and acting skills, and that she was a born actor.
But she has never been allowed to play the leading role.
She originally thought that the teacher was trying to give everyone a chance, but now that a semester has passed, it was time to figure this out.
She happened to be going to the acting teacher to get her transcript, so she asked the question tactfully.
The teacher hesitated for a moment, and seemed to be thinking about how to tell Li Shuyu: "Shuyu, I also think that your appearance and acting skills are definitely worthy of being a heroine. But the beautiful country is the leader of the world's film industry, and most of them Audiences prefer to see white people in leading roles.”
Li Shuyu: "If you don't let me go up and try it, how can I be sure it won't work? There are more than one billion viewers in China."
The teacher sighed: "For the time being, beautiful countries and European countries are still the main production areas and target markets of the film industry. Shuyu, in fact, over the years, you are not the only Asian who has come to our school to study acting. Whether it is Chinese or Ni From Hong Kong. Even Asians who were born and raised in the beautiful country, very few can play leading roles. Because capital likes white people, understand. Unless... you use unconventional means. But I don’t think that’s worth it.”
Li Shuyu understood what the teacher meant.
She didn't feel that the teacher was discriminating against her or that it was dirty to say so.
The teacher spoke so directly because he admired her and didn't want her to waste her youth.
This thing seems very infuriating, but when you think about it, it makes sense.
The director of a movie is the same as the manufacturer, except that the product is invisible light and shadow, and the actors are just workers and tools.
Just like other industries, the director has to give customers what they like. Otherwise, no one will see the movie and it will make money and lose money, and no one will invest in the future.
The vast majority of investors only look at benefits and do not care about feelings. In fact, they also want to survive.
