A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 217: Beijing Film Academy's Preliminary Examination

"Brother, what do you do?" Fang Yifan asked curiously. Many candidates next to him had been approached by others, so he felt as uncomfortable as if he had been scratched by a cat.

The scout from the agency who was called over looked Fang Yifan up and down, then shook his head. Although their line of work was dirty, it also had a bottom line, and not everyone could be signed.

If Fang Yifan were placed among ordinary people, he would be quite conspicuous. However, when placed among this group of students waiting for the exam, he would be really mediocre. He would have some hope of passing the first test, but his hope of passing the second test would be slim.

"Nothing, just looking for someone I know." The other party dismissed Fang Yifan with just one sentence. He couldn't waste time on this, he had to hurry up and look for good talents.

So Fang Yifan relied on his own hard power to avoid a big pit in his life.

There was a lot of noise outside and the school was busy with preparations. As the time approached, the candidates began to enter the venue one by one with their ID cards and admission tickets.

The preliminary examination was conducted in groups of twenty people. He and Wang Yidi were not assigned to the same group. On the contrary, he and Fang Yifan were coincidentally assigned to the same group.

After the groups were divided, the senior student in charge of on-site coordination began to distribute number plates one by one. They needed to be clipped on the left chest during the exam. The number plates were from one to twenty. He was number two and Fang Yifan was number seventeen.

After standing in the cold wind downstairs for more than half an hour, other seniors came to lead them to the examination room to prepare for the exam.

As soon as I entered the exam room, a stern-faced teacher began to explain the exam rules. "The exam requires that you do not wear any makeup, including but not limited to lipstick, lip gloss, false eyelashes, etc. Please make sure that you do not have any makeup on your face. If you are found during the inspection later, your score will be cancelled."

As these words came out, Chen Jinnian immediately noticed that many candidates had strange expressions on their faces, and their hands began to make small movements. It seemed that they had put on light makeup in advance, trying to prevent the teacher from noticing.

But the invigilators were too lazy to argue with the examinees and directly directed the students who came to serve as volunteers to distribute the makeup remover wipes one by one, and they did not distribute them to the hands, but to the faces.

Chen Jinnian was also forced to have one on his face. A beautiful senior schoolmate pressed his face and began to rub it, especially around his eyebrows, as if she wanted to wipe something off his face.

"Sister, please use less force. I really am not wearing any makeup." He quickly begged for mercy.

After hearing this, the senior turned over the wet wipe in her hand blankly. When she saw that there was no color on it, her face instantly turned red from her neck to her ears. "I'm sorry, I thought your eyebrows were painted."

After explaining, she quickly put the wet wipes in Chen Jinnian's hand and continued to distribute them. In order to prevent another mistake, she wiped it twice and then turned it over to look.

After the almost harsh transformation, everyone's true appearance was revealed. Some people's skin had become several shades darker than when they first came in, and some people's eyebrows had become dull, losing their original spirit.

The invigilator walked over slowly, her sharp eyes scanning the faces of the twenty candidates one by one. She had been working for so many years, it was impossible for anyone to get away with it under her nose.

After the last person passed, she nodded in satisfaction. "Remember, if anyone takes the second and third rounds of testing, they must also perform as well as they do now. There won't be any teachers reminding you then. If you want to compare your skills with the examiner's judgment, feel free to try again."

After hearing this, several candidates lowered their heads in shame.

Chen Jinnian shook his head after seeing this. These people were most likely useless. They had lost their confidence because of a few words from the teacher before they even took the exam. How could they possibly pass the preliminary examination?

But this is not someone else's fault. The admissions brochure clearly reminds art students who are participating in performances that they are not allowed to wear makeup, wear height-increasing shoes, or use height-increasing insoles.

Their group should be the second or third group to take the exam in this examination room today. There are still many people behind them who are being brought in continuously to undergo the same examination as they just underwent.

After waiting for a long time, their group left the preparation room and went to the examination room under everyone's gaze.

As soon as Chen Jinnian entered the examination room, he found that it was not what he had expected. It was a stage classroom used for rehearsing dramas, similar to a tiered classroom, with many teachers sitting below. The examiners should be in the first row, but there were also many people sitting scattered in the rows behind.

All of them took off their thick coats and stood on the stage in order under the command.

The female teacher sitting in the middle of the first group saw everyone trembling and lowering their heads, so she reminded them, "Don't be too nervous. You're here to take the exam, not to be executed. Come on, each of you raise your heads, like the two young men here, be alert and show some energy."

The examiner pointed at Chen Jinnian and then at Fang Yifan.

When Fang Yifan heard that he was mentioned, he immediately smiled happily, and Chen Jinnian recognized the other party's ability in delivering lines. He enunciated words clearly, vividly and loudly. Just by using the strength of his throat, he was able to clearly deliver each word to the candidate's ears. It was indeed very impressive.

At least he can't do it with ease now. You know, his line delivery ability is not bad. After taking the opening line delivery classes and with the help of experience points, he has raised his line delivery ability to Lv2, which is already an intermediate level. Let alone beating traffic actors, he thinks it will be no problem to beat a certain 85 flower who debuted for more than years and a veteran in the topic marketing industry.

When Chen Jinnian was standing on the stage and distracted, the girl with the first number had already started the exam.

"Hello, examiners. My name is Xia Yunqiu. I'm 1.67 meters tall and weigh 46 kilograms..."

The entire preliminary test is relatively simple, consisting of three parts: self-introduction, recitation, and talent show. The talent show is basically a cappella singing of songs. If the examiner does not stop, the entire preliminary test can be completed in about seven or eight minutes.

Xia Yunqiu's initial test was quite standard, the kind that he had learned from a training class. It was quite routine but also relatively easy to score. After several examiners looked at each other, they decided to put this candidate in the re-examination to see.

"Next person."

After hearing this, Chen Jinnian walked out from the back, stood in the center of the stage, and began to introduce himself.

"Hello, examiners. My name is Chen Jinnian. I'm 1.85 meters tall and weigh 84 kilograms. My test number is ***. I've had a great interest in movies since I was young. I used my summer vacation to direct and star in my first film. This unique experience has made me even more eager to pursue a career in acting..."

His self-introduction was also quite interesting, and was compiled by Wang Yidi over the past few days. He added some personal experiences to the fixed structure in order to make the examiner remember it.

In fact, the examiner had remembered him early on. When he introduced himself and talked about his weight, several teachers frowned slightly and looked up. Some of them suspected that he had said eighty-four instead of seventy-four, but when the examiner did not ask, no one said anything.

"I stood on the summit of a high mountain, watching the Yellow River roll towards the southeast, its waves surging and stirring up a mighty tsunami..."

Chen Jinnian's second segment was a poem recitation of "Ode to the Yellow River", the second movement of "Yellow River Cantata".

He performed this part very well. Although he had not practiced it particularly well, relying on his intermediate line delivery ability, he recited with great power and momentum, which impressed the teachers and the examiner nodded frequently.

But next, he's going to do something new.