Liu Jingming had not expected Yu Wenliang to agree so readily.
This was completely beyond his expectations!
Because among the Art Examination freshmen he had taught, when he asked them to try improvisational Acting in their first class, most of the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys and girls would be shy and hesitant, either refusing or blushing and stiffening.
Even before they started performing, they appeared very awkward and couldn't relax at all.
This kind of personality is actually not suitable for an Acting career; actors need to be able to let go.
In other words, they need to be thick-skinned!
The first class in general Acting training often involves students imitating strange animals like cats, dogs, gorillas, or even pigs, and it's for this very reason—to help students open up, shed their inhibitions, and immerse themselves in the role.
"So confident?" Liu Jingming asked with a smile.
"Absolutely!" Yu Wenliang patted his chest and gave himself a thumbs-up.
The reason he was confident was that he had already experienced it in previous simulations.
The first day, publicly imitating a dog's bark; the second week, playing a hooligan pervert; even all the courses arranged by the shadow person within a month...
Yu Wenliang had a rough understanding of all of them.
Moreover, his current skills were about to level up.
Vocal Music: 8 / 10 (Lv.1)
Lines: 9 / 10 (Lv.1)
Physical Form: 7 / 10 (Lv.1)
Acting: 9 / 10 (Lv.1)
"These are all the results of my hard work!"
Yu Wenliang was initially a bit nervous because of unexpected results outside the simulation.
But when he saw his ability values and the scenes he experienced in the simulation, he immediately relaxed, even feeling a bit eager to try, wanting to show off...
"Good, very good. I appreciate your confidence and courage. I don't expect you to perform exceptionally well, just make sure you don't make a fool of yourself and become a laughingstock later."
Liu Jingming patted Yu Wenliang on the shoulder, motioning him to sit in the empty seat in the first row.
"Next, we need a girl to act opposite him. Are there any female students willing to volunteer?"
Improvisational Acting on the first day? Oh, no...
The shy female students collectively lowered their heads, avoiding the teacher's gaze and trying to reduce their presence.
Zhou Ye's hands were clasped together under the desk. Seeing Yu Wenliang's predicament with no one choosing him, she really wanted to volunteer to help, but thinking that she had never received professional training, she was afraid of making a fool of herself in front of the teacher and classmates, and her heart was in a terrible dilemma!
"Ah..."
Tian Xiwei, who was one seat away, raised her hand and then lowered it, only to raise it again.
"Yu Wenliang, you owe me one!"
"For my brother, I'm going for it!"
"Tea..."
Tian Xiwei was about to stand up and volunteer to act opposite Yu Wenliang.
Unexpectedly,
Yu Wenliang spoke up first and asked the teacher, "Can I choose the female lead myself?"
"Of course," Liu Jingming didn't notice the restless Tian Xiwei.
Yu Wenliang stood up and waved to the back row, "Zhou Ye, come!"
Tian Xiwei: ???
Wang Anyu: o_O!
"Ah? Can I do it...?"
Zhou Ye's slightly insecure inner voice began to murmur. Her expressionless ice-cold face appeared even more stunningly beautiful due to nervousness. She rose from her seat and walked through the rows of steps, her refined and aloof demeanor making it impossible for her classmates to look away.
"This beauty is truly stunning, but she's too aloof, she must be difficult to approach..."
Liu Jingming guided Zhou Ye to sit next to Yu Wenliang, and the two sat in the first row, the center of attention.
"Both of these children are new students who transferred to Art Examination in their senior year, so the teacher won't make things difficult for you."
"Campus youth films are very popular recently, so you two, just play high school students as yourselves."
"Let me know when you're ready, I'll give you the information, and you just need to act naturally."
Zhou Ye's mind went blank with nervousness, her delicate body tensed and sat ramrod straight, her small face appearing even more aloof and beautiful.
Yu Wenliang gently nudged her, "Relax, just like Hui Gao, no need to be nervous."
Upon hearing his familiar voice, Zhou Ye's panicked little heart finally settled down, and she nodded slightly.
"Mm..."
"Teacher, campus youth film, right? We're ready!"
As soon as Yu Wenliang finished speaking, he immediately got into character.
He casually picked up a textbook someone had left in the drawer, placed it on the desk as a prop, pretended to flip through a couple of pages, then yawned out of boredom, looked left and right, observed his surroundings, and after confirming no one was around, stealthily pulled out his phone and started slacking off by playing games.
The other Art Examination students were dumbfounded.
Playing on your phone in class, right in front of the teacher?
You've got a lot of guts!
But it's quite realistic.
Did you install surveillance behind us?
Liu Jingming didn't get angry; instead, the corners of his mouth curved upwards, and he smiled as he gave the first instruction.
"You and your secretly admired female deskmate are waiting for class in the classroom. You see her beautiful profile, and your heart flutters. You want to take a photo with your phone to capture her most beautiful self in your eyes..."
The classmates excitedly showed their auntie smiles.
"Falling in love, I love watching this!"
"Sneaking a photo? A bit perverted..."
"I'm a bit curious, how will this guy act? If he doesn't act well, it'll be really greasy and creepy!"
The chattering discussions behind him didn't affect Yu Wenliang's performance. He also knew that secretly taking photos wasn't a good look and didn't fit the persona of a campus youth film male lead, so...
Yu Wenliang cautiously surveyed the classroom, repeatedly confirming that the "teacher" wasn't present. He then propped his head with one hand, tilting it to admire Zhou Ye's profile. She kept her head down due to nervousness, playing the role of a good student doing homework, forming a stark contrast with his own bad deskmate.
Then, Yu Wenliang pulled out his phone with his other hand and brazenly "secretly" photographed Zhou Ye.
Liu Jingming nodded. Seeing that Zhou Ye didn't react in time, he added more information:
"She discovered you, and the girl looked over and said to the camera..."
Say what? Zhou Ye was bewildered.
The teacher's instructions stopped abruptly, without giving a clear directive.
On the surface, it was a difficult problem, but in reality, it gave the actors more room to improvise and allowed for mistakes.
However, due to nervousness, Zhou Ye didn't react in time and couldn't respond smoothly.
Yu Wenliang, in a moment of quick thinking, chuckled mischievously, "Hey, you look great in pink!"
Dead memories suddenly attacked Zhou Ye.
A clear image emerged in her mind:
The moment she chased Yu Wenliang on the rooftop, accidentally exposed her chest, and was teased by him.
Her previously annoyed emotions were stirred, and she instinctively turned her head, her cold and beautiful eyes staring at Yu Wenliang, and she scolded him in a cool, mature voice:
"What are you filming?!"
The classmates shivered, "Oh my goodness, the aloof campus beauty, she's Acting so well!"
Liu Jingming, however, noticed more details. Zhou Ye's emotions and performance were completely brought out by Yu Wenliang. Rather than saying she acted well, it was her opponent, Yu Wenliang, who was truly superior!
At this point, since both of them had performed, it could have ended.
But Liu Jingming wanted to give Yu Wenliang another challenge:
"To ease the awkwardness, at this moment you would..."
The classmates were very curious how he would act.
Some even put themselves in the male lead's shoes and couldn't think of how they should continue the scene.
Caught secretly taking photos, making the girl angry, shouldn't he apologize immediately and delete the photos?
But Yu Wenliang completely defied expectations.
He triumphantly flipped his phone over, facing the angry Zhou Ye, and showed her the photo he had just taken. With his crescent-shaped smiling eyes meeting the girl's cold gaze, he said nonchalantly, as if teasing and showing off:
"I'm filming the person I like..."
The moment Zhou Ye and Yu Wenliang locked eyes, time seemed to freeze. The entire space was left with only her and Yu Wenliang. Dopamine was like fireworks at a festival, ignited by Yu Wenliang, exploding in her mind, colorful and also tingling.
Zhou Ye's exquisite and beautiful face, yearned for yet difficult to approach, the ice-cold face in the public's eyes,
Instantly turned red!