Beijing Film Academy Second-Stage Audition: Extramarital Affair Performance

After packing up their equipment, Fan Binbin and the others headed to their next location – the Confucius Garden in Sanshui Forest Park, Foshan.

This place is not only a filming location for "Tianhong Academy", but also suitable for shooting important scenes such as secluded villages, examination halls, mausoleums, and emperors offering sacrifices to heaven.

Most of the subsequent scenes will take place in this area.

After saying goodbye to Fan Binbin, Zhou Yan returned to Kyoto.

"The Mystery of the Mummified Corpse in the Hidden Village" is a segment featuring "Pang Feiyan," and naturally, Fan Binbin is also involved.

Zhou Yan has no scenes in this episode, and since he's just sitting around anyway, he might as well return to Kyoto and prepare for the retest.

……

The content of the second test was similar to that of the first test.

The first part is the recitation of a designated literary work. Unlike the preliminary test, this part involves randomly selecting a designated text on the spot.

Candidates need to quickly grasp the emotional tone and core meaning of the text, and convey the character's emotions through the pitch and rhythm of their voices, with a focus on assessing their ability to interpret and express themselves on the spot.

Then, you can sing a song of your choice.

Professional vocal skills are not required, but pitch accuracy and rhythm are key to the scoring.

Candidates can choose folk songs, musical excerpts, or other pieces that can showcase their vocal timbre.

Yang Mi sang off-key in this exam, but the teacher still passed her. The main reason was that Yang Mi was outgoing, talented, and not stage-frightened, and had a good sense of rhythm.

Then comes the physical skills demonstration, which requires you to prepare dance, martial arts, or other segments. There is a time limit; it should not be too long or too short, generally around five minutes.

The assessment mainly evaluates physical coordination, flexibility, and expressiveness.

Huang Shengyi did a very good job in this regard.

Enthusiastic, vibrant, and infectious!

Finally, there is the impromptu performance, which is usually a skit with multiple participants. Candidates draw a topic on the spot and are given 2 minutes to come up with ideas.

Not only do they need to quickly establish character relationships and design plots, but they also need to highlight the characteristics of each character through detailed actions and micro-expressions to avoid formulaic performances.

This is also the most difficult part.

Of course, it's also possible that the teacher will give you a task on the spot, asking you to perform a short piece to test your skills.

……

Zhou Yan's number this time is 123, a very far back in the sequence.

Here, he met Cui Peng, Guan Yue, and Dong Xuan.

Dong Xuan was very tall, standing at 170cm and weighing 48kg.

She has grown into a graceful and elegant young woman.

Her image as a goddess dragon has left a deep impression on countless people.

Zhou Yan did not go up to greet them, but waited quietly.

Coincidentally, Zhou Yan and Dong Xuan were assigned to the same group.

Cui Peng and Guan Yue were assigned to the same group.

Soon, Zhou Yan and the others entered the examination room.

Compared to the last time, only Wang Jinsong remained; the other four were replaced by other people.

"What a coincidence?" Wang Jinsong's face lit up with joy when he saw Zhou Yan.

Of all the people, he valued Zhou Yan the most.

Dong Xuan's number was before Zhou Yan's, so he took the exam first.

Those who make it to the second round of interviews are all quite capable.

Moreover, Dong Xuan, a student who entered the Beijing Film Academy, did indeed perform well.

Soon it was Zhou Yan's turn.

Zhou Yan stepped forward and drew his recitation topic.

An excerpt from Maxim Gorky's "The Stormy Petrel".

"What a coincidence?" Zhou Yan recalled the image of Zhou Jie reciting the poem.

"Can we begin?" Wang Jinsong asked.

"That's enough, teacher."

Zhou Yan composed himself and began to recite.

"On the vast sea, the wind whips up dark clouds."

Between the dark clouds and the sea, the petrel, like a black lightning bolt, soars proudly.

……

The previous exams were not very difficult for Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan struggled with the final performance, however.

The title is "Adultery," and it can be performed solo or in collaboration with others.

"You can form your own teams. You'll have five minutes to come up with ideas, and then you can take turns performing."

How does a person show signs of cheating?

It definitely requires someone to cooperate.

So Zhou Yan went to find Dong Xuan.

"Hello, can we team up?" Zhou Yan approached Dong Xuan.

"Sure," Dong Xuan immediately agreed.

"Just the two of us?"

"Yes, the two of us are enough," Zhou Yan said, without inviting anyone else.

Everyone has their own ideas, and the more people there are, the more chaotic things become.

They only had five minutes, so how to reach a consensus and determine a direction was a major challenge.

"Let me share my thoughts first, and then you can see what I think."

"Then tell me your thoughts."

"Whichever one is better, we'll choose!"

"Alright," Dong Xuan said without objection.

Zhou Yan briefly explained his core points, which were short and concise, but quite insightful.

Dong Xuan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"Let's go with your idea," Dong Xuan thought his own idea wasn't as good as Zhou Yan's, so he decisively chose to "cling to a big shot."

The most important thing in this exam is to leave a good impression on the teacher.

"Okay, let me explain in detail," Zhou Yan said, carefully explaining his thoughts.

"Not bad," Dong Xuan wrote down each of them.

The group performed in turn.

Some candidates became hysterical, cursing the other party as a beast and shameless.

Some candidates went up and "beat" the mistress, pretending to beat her up.

Some candidates remained completely silent, a heartbroken silence.

The myriad aspects of life.

They are all different.

Soon it was Zhou Yan and Dong Xuan's turn.

Zhou Yan took a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Dong Xuan.

"Give!"

"What is this?" Dong Xuan looked at it and handed it back to Zhou Yan.

"The Emperor and the Assassin, didn't you want to see a movie directed by Chen Kaige?"

"I want to see 'Farewell My Concubine'," Dong Xuan said, somewhat unhappy.

"Oh dear, they're all films directed by Chen Kaige, they're the same," Zhou Yan argued.

"What is this?" The people around Zhou Yan were completely bewildered by his performance.

I don't know what they're performing.

Why are we talking about movies now?

"How can they be the same?" Dong Xuan was very angry.

"My sister and I are twins, exactly the same. Do you like my sister too?" Dong Xuan was furious upon hearing this and kept shoving Zhou Yan.

"Oh dear, your sister is different from you. She has bigger breasts than you," Zhou Yan said impatiently.

Dong Xuan was taken aback, then became furious.

"You bastard, have you been eyeing my sister for a long time?" Dong Xuan kept slapping Zhou Yan.

"Oh dear, are you out of your mind?"

"I'm your brother-in-law!"

Zhou Yan was speechless.

"Wow..." The surrounding examinees exclaimed in amazement.

This reversal almost gave them a back injury.

It turns out that the man was cheating on his wife, and even cheating on her with his sister-in-law.

This woman stole her own sister's boyfriend.

These lines are so explosive!

There was no hysteria, no heartbreak.

It's actually kind of funny.

"Oh right, you're my brother-in-law," Dong Xuan suddenly realized.

"Let's go see a movie," Dong Xuan said, grabbing Zhou Yan's arm as the two happily left.

After taking a few steps, the two returned and bowed in thanks.

"Not bad, very good," Wang Jinsong said with a broad smile.

"The performance was good, very exciting, and most importantly, the idea was creative. Who came up with that?" Wang Jinsong asked.