In the classroom, which accommodated over a hundred Art Examination freshmen.
Yu Wenliang stood up, his face calm and his heart steady, meeting the gaze of the instructor he had interacted with multiple times in simulations, neither humble nor arrogant.
Being called out by the Teacher on the first day of school, the freshmen’s eyes converged on him, thinking this person must be a troublemaker.
The atmosphere in the entire classroom became tense.
Especially the few friends around Yu Wenliang.
Zhou Ye nervously pressed her thigh; she and Yu Wenliang were roughly new recruits starting from the same line.
She knew best what level Yu Wenliang was at, and his personality, fearing he would treat this place like high school.......
That would be troublesome!
Tian Xiwei’s large eyes rolled around, racking her brain to figure out how to tell Yu Wenliang the answer.
She wanted to repay her debt of gratitude!
Wang Anyu remained silent, quietly observing Yu Wenliang’s micro-expressions.
He noticed Yu Wenliang was unhurried, seemingly... confident?
He was incredibly steady!
In fact, in every one of Yu Wenliang's simulations, this Acting Teacher named Liu Jingming would call on him to answer questions, making Yu Wenliang memorize the answers until he was numb.
Moreover, he also learned that.
Liu Jingming, Teacher Liu, was an Acting professor hired by the Film People Agency from Beijing Film Academy. His personality was meticulous and he had obsessive-compulsive disorder. He was very harsh on students who disrespected art, but extremely friendly, even enthusiastic, towards students who genuinely wanted to learn!
The reason he always called on Yu Wenliang to answer questions.
Was because Teacher Liu was entrusted by Zhou Ye's older sister.
To pay special attention to these two children.......
Yu Wenliang knew the Teacher had no ill intentions, and the answer was already deeply ingrained in his mind, so he confidently and loudly said, “Art Examination is the abbreviation for Art Category Professional Examination. Each of our candidates has different target institutions, and the assessment standards are not entirely consistent.”
“But it is generally divided into three examinations: preliminary examination, retest, and third examination.”
“Among them, the main content of the preliminary examination is.......”
Yu Wenliang spoke eloquently about the knowledge of the Art Examination, whether it appeared in the simulation or he looked it up online out of curiosity after the simulation.
He even correctly stated the focus of the assessments at Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy, and Shanghai Theatre Academy.
These secrets in the eyes of ordinary Art Examination candidates, the information gap that Art Examination institutions used to make money.
Were just spoken out by Yu Wenliang so fluently.
He spoke for five minutes straight.
Teacher Liu Jingming’s expression changed from serious at first, to surprise, and finally to astonishment.
He was momentarily stunned, his lips slightly parted, he adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, and the corners of his downward-turned mouth gradually lifted.
“Hmm.......”
“Huh?”
Zhou Ye’s heart filled with a big question mark, and a question mark appeared on her expressionless, icy face. She tilted her small head up, staring intently at Yu Wenliang.
No, aren't we all new noobs? When did you secretly learn all this???
Tian Xiwei’s big eyes also stopped rolling, fixed on Yu Wenliang, muttering inwardly.
Did he trick me again?
You call this a newcomer???
Wang Anyu raised an eyebrow; he had guessed correctly through Yu Wenliang’s micro-expressions that the latter indeed knew everything.
“Above is my shallow understanding of the Art Examination; I humbly ask the Teacher for correction.......”
Yu Wenliang concluded his speech flawlessly.
The classroom was silent, only breathing could be heard.
Liu Jingming restrained his smile and asked, “Did you consult Xiao Zhou beforehand?”
Zhou Ye: Huh? Me.......
Yu Wenliang shook his head, “Sister Qisi is very busy; I learned everything by self-study at school.”
Zhou Ye: Oh, my sister.......
Liu Jingming smiled and nodded:
“Then your learning ability and information gathering ability are very strong; you are a self-study master.”
“You even understood many unwritten rules that many training institutions use for teaching and making money.”
“And I can tell that you are a good child who genuinely loves this industry, which is why you chose the Art Examination.”
Yu Wenliang wasn't shy about being praised.
Ah, yes, yes, yes!
Introduce me like this from now on!
Liu Jingming had a very good impression of Yu Wenliang and led the applause, “Everyone, give this student some applause.”
After a moment of silence, the classroom finally erupted in uniform applause, and it was quite loud!
Tian Xiwei applauded the most vigorously, using her hand as a megaphone like a boy, “Yu Wenliang is awesome!”
Zhou Ye, who had been momentarily stunned, seeing the big-breasted girl being so proactive, was afraid of being outdone and clapped hard.
“Yu Wenliang is awesom.......”
Zhou Ye thought of her cool persona and finally held back the last word, delicately changing it to, “Oh~”
The outsider, Wang Anyu, clapped while watching the show, a smile hidden in his narrowed eyes.
After Yu Wenliang enjoyed the applause and his friends’ cheers, he felt satisfied and was about to sit down when.
Liu Jingming called out to him, “Don’t rush to sit down, Xiao Yu, please come up to the podium.”
???
An unexpected turn.
This never happened in the simulator!
Yu Wenliang left his seat and slowly walked up to the podium; only then did he feel a bit nervous.......
Did I perform too well with my improvisation just now?
Did I trigger a hidden level?
But this is reality!
If I don’t perform well.
I'll be socially dead.......
“Come, Xiao Yu, stand beside me.”
Liu Jingming pulled Yu Wenliang, and they stood together at the front of the podium, on the spacious and open ground.
“What Xiao Yu just answered is also the Art Examination content I wanted to teach, and it’s even more comprehensive than what I prepared. Although the Art Examination has many assessment items, including recitation, Vocal Music, Physical Form, and lines, testing various dimensions.”
“But the Acting major, in essence, still returns to Acting, right?”
“Improvisational Acting will not only appear in the random questions of Beijing Film Academy’s preliminary examination but is also the most crucial part of other institutions’ final round of assessment. Therefore, this is the most important and most emphasized part for every Art Examination candidate!”
Liu Jingming lectured the students on some knowledge points for a while, and finally, getting to the point, he looked at Yu Wenliang:
“Student Xiao Yu, since you yearn for art and love Acting so much.”
“Then please, as a representative of your classmates, demonstrate Improvisational Acting.”
“I’ll give you the information, and you complete it. Can you do it?”
Improvisational.......
Acting??
I haven’t simulated this!
Yu Wenliang could now confirm that he triggered this hidden mission because his completion of the previous question was too high.......
Below the stage, Zhou Ye’s hands were intertwined, and she couldn’t help but swallow nervously.
I know your level best!
Although I don’t know how you learned this beforehand.
But Improvisational Acting is the real deal; you have to do it yourself!
Yu Wenliang, can you do it.......
Tian Xiwei, who had been cheering earlier, now had her mouth shut tighter than anyone else’s.
Improvisational Acting was the most difficult part; she had practiced it for a whole year and didn’t perform very well, otherwise, she wouldn’t have needed to come to the capital for training!
Let alone Yu Wenliang, even candidates like her and Wang Anyu, who had been preparing for the Art Examination since their second year of high school, wouldn't dare to do Improvisational Acting on stage.
Wang Anyu frowned, sensing that Yu Wenliang seemed unsure, and thought of raising his hand to go on stage to help him out of the predicament.
Unexpectedly, Yu Wenliang would nod gracefully and agree:
“Teacher, then you give the prompt; I’m ready.......”