Chapter 12 Help
Beijing is a city with distinct four seasons.

The autumn in Beijing gradually changes from slightly cool to slightly cold. This kind of weather is the best time to sleep. It is so comfortable to sleep soundly in bed.

Today is Friday and there is no class in the morning, so Liu Zhou can lie in bed for a while longer.

However, Liu Ye rushed into Liu Zhou's dormitory before he had been lying down for long.

"Lao Liu, why are you still lying in bed? It's so comfortable!"

"No way, we are engaged in writing work, so we don't need to do morning exercises."

In the entire Central Academy of Drama, the acting class is probably the most arduous because they have to learn a lot.

The head teacher of the 96 acting class is Teacher Chang Li. She is famous for her strictness. In addition, this class of students was carefully selected by her, so she has higher requirements for them.

Not only is there homework every week, but she also requires students in her class to get up before six in the morning and do morning exercises.

She even made it a rule that she would call the roll at irregular intervals, and those who failed to be called on multiple occasions would be directly punished or even expelled.

In addition, their acting class had a screening period in their freshman year, and no one thought Chang Li was joking, so they didn't dare to slack off. Even Liu Ye, who was a little lazy, got up at five o'clock every day.

"Breakfast is on your table. Why aren't you in acting class? I'll let you experience what it's like to get up early every day."

Liu Zhou knew that he was feeling unbalanced because he saw that he was still lying comfortably in bed, so he smiled and said:

"You should be content, Teacher Chang Li is a famous teacher in our school. She has been teaching for 30 years, and her disciples include Chen Baoguo, Cai Guoqing, Guo Tao and others. You should be happy that you can become her disciple. He is so strict with you for your own good."

"You still have to tell me that. Hurry up and get up. I'll need your help later."

"I'll go, you need my help and your attitude is not good enough."

"Get lost, get up and wash up, I'll come find you later." After saying that, Liu Ye left the dormitory.

Liu Zhou didn't hesitate and got up by lifting the quilt.

He rubbed his sore eyes and squeezed some "Heimei toothpaste" onto his toothbrush. The cool smell of the toothpaste woke Liu Zhou up and he started brushing his teeth quickly.

The "Zhonghua Toothpaste" that many people like to use now is actually no longer a domestic product. It was controlled by the multinational company Unilever two years ago.

It's just that this brand is well-known, so the brand name has been used. Liu Zhou happened to know this, but he was too lazy to tell others. This was just a marketing strategy of the merchant. Whether domestic products can survive is not something he can decide.

It is sad to say that after many years, the domestic brands that are familiar to the Chinese people have either disappeared from the market or been acquired. It is a regrettable thing.

Burying his face in the basin of cold water, the icy cold water stimulated Liu Zhou's nerves. When Liu Zhou raised his head, he had become energetic and no longer felt sleepy.

This was his method of getting rid of sleepiness when he was in high school. The ancients used to hang their heads on beams and prick their thighs with awls, and now there are also methods of eating stinky tofu with chili peppers and cold water.

After breakfast, Liu Zhou came to Liu Ye’s dormitory.

"What's going on? There is something that you, Mr. Liu, can't solve."

Liu Ye didn't care about Liu Zhou's teasing tone and said directly:

"At the beginning of next month, our acting class will have a performance and we will be required to put on a few shows. Not only will seniors come, but also some school leaders will be there."

"Then I can't help you with this matter. Why are you looking for me?"

"How can I not help you? Aren't you from the Department of Drama and Literature? I want you to help me think of a good script."

"Brother, I'm only a freshman, and you want me to prepare a notebook for you?"

Seeing Liu Zhou pretending to be a newbie, Liu Ye curled his lips and said:

"Don't pretend here. We already know the homework you handed in after military training. Even Teacher Chang Li praised you in our class and said that you are very talented."

"How did Teacher Chang Li know about this?" "Your class teacher was showing off. Many teachers know about this. You should also know that teachers can't help but show off to other teachers when they have outstanding students. University teachers are no exception."

"Well, I wanted to get along with you guys as an ordinary person, but what I got in return was alienation. I won't pretend anymore. I'm going to be honest. I'm a genius!"

"Oh my god, I know you are just joking, but based on your interesting words, you have to help me prepare a better book."

Liu Zhou stopped joking and said:
"Didn't you perform classic plays in the past when you handed in your homework? Why do you suddenly have to perform some original programs this time?"

“This is not just a simple assignment, but a review of our learning results over the past two months. Besides, this is also an opportunity to show off, so we have to show off.

If you are remembered by Dean Xu, he can recommend you casually, and you will get more opportunities. "

"You're really thinking ahead."

"It's not that I'm thinking too far ahead, it's just that I have aspirations, brother."

"So do you want to do a play or a skit, or even a short film?"

"You are quite arrogant."

"That's right. I've already said that I'm a genius. Dramas, skits, and movies are no problem for me."

"Let's go with skits. Skits are a little simpler and don't have such high requirements."

"No problem, when do you want it?"

"Try to do it as quickly as possible. It's already the end of the month and we need to leave time for rehearsal."

"You won't put all your hopes on me, right? If the book I make doesn't work, won't you be finished?"

"Not really. If you can't write a good script, I'll just go to someone else's show and make a cameo appearance. At most, I'll give up this chance to show my face. But I have confidence in you. I believe you can write a good script."

"Then I really have to thank you for finding something for me to do."

Although Liu Zhou said this, he had already taken the matter seriously in his heart.

Liu Ye trusts him so much, so he cannot let him down.

"Old Liu, I'm counting on you to make a splash in this performance."

"You've only studied for two months and you still want to make a splash? But since you brought me breakfast, I'll try to finish the notebook today."

"Thank you, Lao Liu, but don't be too anxious. You can write more seriously."

"Hey, it seems that you really don't believe that I am a genius. Today I will let you see my strength."

After saying that, Liu Zhou returned to his dormitory and thought about what book to write for Liu Ye.

When it comes to sketches, there was Chen Peisi in the past, but after he had a falling out with CCTV, Zhao Benshan became the first choice.

After Zhao Benshan gradually retired, only the sketches of the Happy Twist team led by his apprentice Song Xiaobao, Xiao Shenyang and Shen Tengmali are still decent.

But later, I don’t know when the trend of performing sketches with joy at the beginning and sorrow at the end began, making the sketches less and less interesting. Even the above-mentioned people rarely performed sketches, and Xiao Shenyang even publicly announced that he would not perform sketches anymore.

Among these people, Zhao Benshan's works are undoubtedly the best and his artistic achievements are the highest.

He has now appeared on CCTV Spring Festival Gala for several years, and has gradually begun to replace Chen Peisi as the top star in the Spring Festival Gala's skit category.

Zhao Benshan will continue to produce excellent works in the future, and his works are more in line with the characteristics of the current era.

Since Liu Ye trusts him so much, Liu Zhou will let him show his abilities.

(End of this chapter)