Parting Ways After the First Beijing Film Academy Audition

The next morning, Zhou Yan arrived at the breakfast shop downstairs early.

I ordered a basket of steamed buns and drank a bowl of soup.

A large crowd had gathered at the entrance of the Beijing Film Academy campus, including students, parents, and people from tutoring institutions handing out flyers.

Although it cannot compare with later generations, the number of people was still considerable.

At that time, the entertainment industry was not as popular as it is in later years, and everyone wanted to get in.

Many people nowadays prefer majors such as computer science, finance, and law.

That sounds really high-end!

Zhou Yan mingled in the crowd, constantly scanning his surroundings to see if there were any familiar faces.

However, there were too many people, and we didn't see any of the stars from later generations.

Soon, the gates of the Beijing Film Academy opened, and Zhou Yan and other candidates went to the classroom with their admission tickets to wait.

Shortly after, a teacher came in to hand out number tags and announce the precautions.

Girls cannot wear makeup, and boys cannot cover their faces, etc.

Character portrayal is also one of the assessment criteria for acting majors.

Zhou Yan took the number plate from the teacher. The number was pretty good—66.

Very auspicious!

"Proceed according to the numbers, fifteen people per group, one group at a time..."

……

Inside the classroom, everyone was serious, and no one whispered or talked amongst themselves.

Most people were too nervous to chat.

While waiting, Zhou Yan could even hear crying outside.

Some people failed their exams and couldn't control their emotions, bursting into tears.

The crying made the waiting crowd even more nervous.

One of the candidates was pale, which clearly indicated poor mental fortitude.

Soon it was Zhou Yan's group's turn.

"Fifth group, go in!" the staff member directed.

Zhou Yan and the others stood up one after another.

Zhou Yan's number is 66, and he is in the fifth group.

After leaving the classroom, the group was guided by staff into another room.

Several people were sitting in the classroom; they were the examiners for this exam, and a video camera was set up next to them.

The school needs to record the content of all candidates' exams.

Zhou Yan looked at the examiners in front of him, and one of them was very familiar—Teacher Wang Jinsong.

That's the guy who partnered with Engineer Feng to break your window with a rubber band.

As for the other four teachers, they were unfamiliar to Zhou Yan.

"Let's begin," said Teacher Wang Jinsong, the chief examiner, and the others followed his lead.

Candidate number 61 stepped forward and stood in front of the crowd.

"Hello teachers, I am candidate number 61..."

Candidate number 61 began their exam.

"Okay, next!" After the test, the examiners remained expressionless, making it impossible to tell what they were thinking.

……

"Next!"

"It's my turn," Zhou Yan took a deep breath, stepped forward, and stood in front of the crowd.

"Hello teachers, I am candidate number sixty-six, from Jizhou, Shandong, and I am 18 years old..."

Zhou Yan's voice was loud and clear, and he spoke with a natural and unpretentious manner, without any restraint.

Standing there, she fully displayed her height advantage and facial features.

A bright and sunny smile.

Exceptional.

It caught the teachers' attention.

"I'm going to recite 'Embracing Spring'!"

Zhou Yan composed himself and began to recite.

"In the gentle spring breeze, amidst the green leaves of the willows."

"Amidst the calls of the cuckoo..."

Zhou Yan's performance was full of emotion, clearly indicating that he had practiced many times.

This was not difficult for him at all.

"Not bad," the teachers thought to themselves with satisfaction, but their faces remained expressionless, showing no sign of emotion.

"What is your talent show?" asked the examiner to Mr. Wang Jinsong's left.

Zhou Yan looked at the sign in front of the other person, which had two words written on it—Zhang Hui.

"Teacher, I'm preparing a martial arts performance," Zhou Yan said. As a national martial arts champion, he was sure he would perform what he was good at.

"Okay," the examiners said, watching with bated breath.

Zhou Yan took two steps forward, leaving enough space, and began her performance.

Zhou Yan's martial arts skills are quite good, and because of his long legs, his leg techniques are very beautiful.

So this time he was performing leg techniques.

"good."

This stage mainly assesses the student's physique and flexibility.

The most important thing is self-confidence.

"You've studied martial arts, haven't you?" Wang Jinsong couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, I practiced martial arts for six years," Zhou Yan nodded.

"No wonder," Wang Jinsong said, somewhat realizing.

"Alright, you can go now," Wang Jinsong said, having gotten the answer he wanted, and told Zhou Yan to stand back up.

"Thank you, teacher," Zhou Yan bowed and returned to his original position.

"This young man is good, very outstanding," Zhang Hui said softly to the person next to him, his head bowed.

"He is Nan Hua, the person Fei Hong was talking about."

"No wonder," Zhang Hui suddenly realized.

"This level is definitely solid," everyone was very satisfied with Zhou Yan's performance.

Even without Yu Feihong's intervention, they would have allowed Zhou Yan to enter the second round of interviews.

It's unclear whether Zhou Yan's performance was too good, putting too much pressure on everyone, or whether their mental fortitude was simply poor.

Among the remaining people, some forgot their words while reciting; others sang off-key.

Zhou Yan and the others quickly finished their exams and left the "exam room".

"Phew, this is really exciting," Zhou Yan said, not at all nervous.

He's participated in big events like the National Games, so what's an exam to him?

After finishing her exams, Zhou Yan left school and returned to the film crew to continue filming.

Because he took three days off, Zhou Yan was very busy for the next few days.

All of these were reshot scenes.

Zhou Yan really got to enjoy acting to the fullest!

As Zhou Yan had expected, he entered the second round of the preliminary test with the highest score.

He was very familiar with several of the names in the top ten.

Guan Yue ranked second, second only to Zhou Yan.

Many people may not know Guan Yue, but they certainly do know her husband—Tong Dawei.

Fifth on the list is Cui Peng, who became well-known to audiences for his role as "Wu Hua" in "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" and gained a lot of popularity.

Ranked sixth is Dong Xuan, the goddess dragon in "Snowflake Goddess Dragon", who is Guan Yue's best friend.

In a certain Chinese entertainment novel, Dong Xuan is Yan Li's concubine.

……

Zhou Yan didn't recognize the others.

"The quality of this year's class is not as good as that of the vocational college class," Zhou Yan suddenly thought of a few people from the 2000 vocational college class after looking at the list.

In terms of future development alone, this year's students are indeed not as good as those in vocational colleges.

The 2000 class of the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy included Che Xiao, Zhang Songwen, Lin Jiachuan, and Zhou Yiwei.

All four of them are doing quite well.

Che Xiao as "Xu Ruoyun" in "Men Should Get Married", Zhang Songwen as Gao Qiqiang in "Wild Wind", Lin Jiachuan as "Brother Dao" in "Wild Wind", and Zhou Yiwei as "Brother Jiaqian" in "Brotherhood of Blades".

They are all celebrities who have become famous beyond their circle of influence.

In comparison, Dong Xuan, Guan Yue, and Cui Peng were much less impressive.

……

Zhou Yan estimated the time; filming "Magic Illusion" would finish just in time for the second round of auditions.

I won't need to ask for leave separately.

Because the next episode will be filmed as "The Mystery of the Dried Corpse in the Hidden Village," and coincidentally, he doesn't have any scenes in this episode.

He had a long period of inactivity.

This will allow him to complete his art exams.

With the completion of filming for "Magic Illusion," Wan Yaqi, Shen Xiaorong, and others have also finished filming their scenes.

The group had a simple meal and parted ways the next day!