Passerby's Guide to Eating Watermelons

Chapter 20 Modern World 20: Homemade Skits

When it came to the critical period of her senior year, Zuo Zhizhi naturally couldn't just hang out outside all the time. After all, she still had to complete her major tasks.

Lying on the bed, Zuo Zhizhi covered her head with a pillow, trying to avoid the situation in front of her. After all, although she didn't often skip classes in the directing department, she still muddled through most of the time.

"Ah—if I had known earlier, I would have chosen the acting department. Even if it's a little difficult, a few small roles should still be no problem for me! Who knew the requirements for the directing department would be so high!"

Although I was full of complaints, there was no way to change it at this point, so I could only hurry up and report to the school as required.

Before, Zuo Zhizhi had been following Xu Mingzhu around various film crews, calling herself an assistant, but in fact she just wanted to find a place to rest.

Now it's finally time to face reality.

Arriving at school, Zuo Zhizhi quickly cleaned up the dormitory.

Although other people have cleaned up here, you still have to do the detailed hygiene yourself.

Fortunately, this university does not have too high requirements for students, and all students live in double dormitories. Although Zuo Zhizhi and Xu Mingzhu are not in the same major, they are students of the same level.

So after a little effort, the two of them were successfully assigned to the same dormitory.

It was nothing when we all left together before, but now that I’m back alone, I have to clean up the entire dormitory.

The homework assigned by the school teacher this time was not too simple, as it required a self-made short play.

If you don't have high expectations for yourself, just find a few students to perform in one place.

However, those who are a little demanding of themselves will set this goal on making their own short plays.

After hearing the teacher's request, Zuo Zhizhi thought about it carefully.

Although the easiest way is to find a few students from the same school to shoot a short skit, it would be too embarrassing for me.

Apart from anything else, at least don't let this short play become a dark moment in your life. If you want to put the short play out, it should at least be presentable.

Therefore, even if it is just a short play, you have to give 100% effort.

If my family saw my casual skit, they would definitely laugh at me mercilessly.

"Hahaha, director~"

"Wouldn't it be better to choose acting as a major..."

"Tsk~"

Thinking about how they would comment on her homework, Zuo Zhizhi immediately became motivated, "No matter what, I must not let them laugh at me!"

Fortunately, it is still early and the teacher has given us plenty of time, so we just need to finish it within this semester.

Although I chose directing as a major on impulse, I have to do my best since I have made the choice.

After referring to her classmates' topics, Zuo Zhizhi decided to choose a modern detective drama.

First of all, as a student-made short play, it is impossible to have too high requirements in terms of cost. Even if you can attract investment, it will lose its original meaning.

So we need to use the minimum amount of funds to make this drama well.

Under such circumstances, the production of ancient costumes is relatively difficult.

After all, the production of ancient costumes requires a separate venue, and it is also necessary to purchase special costumes, hair accessories, and extras, which add up to a considerable amount of money.

In comparison, modern dramas have much smaller limitations.

After all, the scenes of modern dramas do not need to be specially built. You just need to communicate with others to a certain extent, and you don’t need to worry about the rest.

As for communication, Zuo Zhizhi didn't take it to heart. After all, there weren't too many scenes in modern dramas, so there would always be a way.

In terms of content, modern dramas are generally workplace dramas and romance dramas, among which the most popular are various romance dramas.

Both the campus drama full of youthful atmosphere and the workplace romance are widely acclaimed.

What's more, the people Zuo Zhizhi can find are all students of this school, and their acting skills may need to be honed. Then the love story of the handsome man and the beautiful woman will make up for these shortcomings to a great extent.

The only problem is that there are so many romance dramas being made nowadays that even if I make my own, it probably won’t be anything special.

After thinking about it, Zuo Zhizhi decided to choose a detective drama.

Detective stories are an eternal topic. Whether it is a costume detective story, a modern detective story, or a detective story mixed with the supernatural, it is definitely loved by everyone.

Stories like this can be very rewarding if filmed well, even with a small budget.

But the prerequisite is that there must be a solid script.

The core of a detective drama is the story. If there is no attractive story, then the detective drama has failed.

But the requirements for myself are also lower. As long as there is a suitable script and actors with good acting skills, it will be easy to achieve my goals.

The most important thing is that my mother’s agency has a lot of scripts, and you can go and see if you can find a story you like.

They have a lot of dramas, but there are so many of them that it is impossible to film every one of them.

There are a lot of good ideas that just gather dust in the warehouse and never see the light of day.

Although I cannot fully demonstrate my abilities and it is impossible for me to give him a perfect shot, it is still a way out compared to hiding forever.

As long as both parties agree, there is no big problem with the script.

However, before Zuo Zhizhi could take any action, she discovered that the stories everyone was filming were actually written by students from the school.

Although there is no explicit prohibition on seeking help from outside, it doesn't seem good to be too different when everyone else chooses students from the school.

Zuo Zhizhi decided to put this matter aside for the time being. If she could find a good story within the school, there would be no need to look for other screenwriters.

If you really don't like any of these stories, you can only look for other stories.

After all, a good story is the foundation of filming.

Through constant communication with other students, I found that there were indeed quite a few good scripts. Although they were a bit immature, they were definitely outstanding for an ordinary campus project.

Especially a senior student in the first year of graduate school, who was originally better at various detective stories, and the story she wrote casually this time deeply attracted Zuo Zhizhi's attention.

After much persuasion, the senior finally agreed to give her the story.

Zuo Zhizhi was very satisfied with this. Although it was not impossible to get the script from her family's agency, the current script was obtained through her own efforts, which was obviously on another level.

Just see what heights I can reach. This is also a challenge for myself.

After all, the meaning of life lies in the courage to try and to challenge yourself bravely!