Chapter 607
How long can you stay famous as an actor? That's such a waste of your talent.
Tsinghua University.
The Admissions Office Building, Office of the Director of the Special Admissions Department.
Director Zhang Jingshan sat at his desk, holding his phone, listening to his wife's call. He said, "Don't take your anger out on the child. Just complain to me. The child is uneasy and can't concentrate in class... Anyway, I got news from the admissions office. They recruited a top scorer in the college entrance exam from Chongqing and a top scorer in the art exam from four top schools. He's not just any ordinary double champion. Let's see if we can get him a special admission."
The office, about 20 square meters, has a simple and practical layout.
A large desk was placed by the window.
On the table were neatly stacked file folders, a laptop, and a ceramic teacup with the Tsinghua University emblem.
Behind the desk is a high-backed office chair.
Two sets of solid wood filing cabinets stand against the wall.
Labels on the cabinet doors clearly separate the files of top scorers from each province, those with special admission qualifications, and students admitted through school-enterprise cooperation programs.
On the other side, next to a small coffee table, are two single sofas, which form a dedicated meeting area.
There was a knock on the office door.
Zhang Jingshan said, "Please come in." Teacher Li from the admissions office, dressed in a suit and tie, walked in and said, "Director, we've picked up Jiang Yang."
Zhang Jingshan said, "Mm."
"It's just a bit difficult to handle..."
"It's okay, it's normal."
Zhang Jingshan understood.
I've seen too many kids like Jiang Yang.
At the age of seventeen or eighteen, with the halo of being the top scorer in the college entrance examination, they are surrounded by admirers wherever they go, and it is inevitable that they harbor a bit of arrogance.
The pride inherent in a young person's bones.
Having worked in student recruitment for so many years, I've seen it all.
Did they really think they looked down on Tsinghua University?
No, since they are willing to come and sit down to talk, it means they are looking forward to it.
The name Tsinghua University is a prestigious brand, a place that countless people would do anything to get into.
Putting aside everything else, just take last year's provincial champion.
He was even colder than Jiang Yang when he arrived, and he was extremely sparing with his words throughout the entire visit, as if saying an extra word would lower his status.
But when he finally met an academician in the lab for the first time after the start of the semester, was rendered speechless by his opponent in a debate, and discovered that someone around him not only had better academic performance than him but was also proficient in several foreign languages and had won gold medals in international competitions, his arrogance naturally subsided.
I feel like a chosen one now because I haven't even stepped into Tsinghua University yet.
Once you actually get inside, you'll discover that this place is full of hidden talents.
There are child prodigies who entered the gifted youth program at the age of thirteen, promising researchers who have won numerous international awards, and all-rounders who can both write code and play the piano. They will naturally understand what it means to be outdone by others and to have a higher level of understanding.
"Let them in first, I can handle it."
The office door was pushed open.
The man who came in was a middle-aged man wearing a polo shirt.
"Are you Jiang Yang?" Zhang Jingshan's gaze swept over the other person.
He had faint smile lines at the corners of his eyes, clearly a middle-aged man.
I already have a few gray hairs.
Is Jiang Yang really that old?
Zhang Jingshan laughed and asked, "You're Jiang Yang?"
Huang Lei extended his hand to shake Zhang's: "Hello, Director Zhang. I am Huang Lei, Jiang Yang's uncle. I came with him."
"That actor?"
The more Zhang Jingshan looked at him, the more familiar he seemed. Just as he was about to ask, Huang Lei added with a smile, "Yes, yes, I'm an actor, and I also work as a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy."
"Beijing Film Academy?"
Understood.
I opened the file book and looked inside; it contained Jiang Yang's file.
How could Beijing Film Academy let go of such a promising talent? He gestured for Huang Lei to sit down and said with a smile, "Professor Huang, you Beijing Film Academy are even trying to poach talent from my Tsinghua University office. Isn't that a bit unethical?"
"It was Tsinghua University that started by disregarding martial ethics!"
A crisp, fiery female voice suddenly burst in.
The office door was pushed open, and Zhao Lushi, with her hair tied in a high ponytail and sharp eyes, said: "Your admissions office is snatching people up at the gate of Beijing Film Academy, Mom..."
He was interrupted sharply by Huang Lei before he could finish speaking: "Ruth!"
Zhao Lushi stiffened her neck and swallowed the rest of her sentence, then reluctantly bowed to Zhang Jingshan: "Thank you for your trouble, Director Zhang."
"Who are you?" Zhang Jingshan asked.
Huang Lei quickly reached out and pulled the girl to sit down on the sofa: "My niece, Zhao Lushi, is studying at a university in Taiwan. She has a childish temper, please excuse her."
"Haha, it's nothing." Zhang Jingshan laughed.
Then came another series of light footsteps from the doorway.
Jiang Yang walked in and glanced at Huang Lei and Zhao Lushi on the sofa: "I'm filling out my college application, and you two are jumping around like crazy."
Huang Lei's face was tense.
Zhao Lushi pursed her lips, her tense shoulders slumped.
Neither of them said a word.
His gaze swept across the office.
The large and sturdy desk by the window, with its neatly stacked files, exudes a rigorous academic atmosphere.
The labels on the solid wood filing cabinet are clear and distinct.
The words "Records of Top Scorers from Each Province" stand out prominently.
Even the sofa fabric has a low-key quality; this is Tsinghua University, a place that countless people would do anything to get into.
Zhao Lushi dared not swear casually, and Huang Lei also stopped lecturing her as usual.
Earlier at the airport, Zhao Lushi contacted the admissions offices of Tsinghua and Peking Universities, but he pretended not to know.
This is the moment we've been waiting for.
That way he will have the confidence to fight for what he truly wants.
"Are you Jiang Yang?"
"Yes, Director Zhang."
"A handsome and talented man indeed. Let's get straight to the point."
Zhang Jingshan cut to the chase: "Jiang Yang, I know you've already made a name for yourself in the film and television industry. Even Teacher Huang came along, probably to encourage you to pursue acting. But have you ever thought that your talent shouldn't be limited to just being in front of the camera?"
Huang Lei pursed his lips.
My heart skipped a beat.
This is the worst-case scenario.
Zhang Jingshan stood up and pulled a thick album from the filing cabinet, pointing to a page: "Look, this is the graduation exhibition of our Tsinghua School of Design last year. Three of the projects have been developed into national-level cultural IPs, which have a much greater impact than a movie you make. You are first in the province in academic subjects and have such a solid artistic foundation. If you come to study digital media art, you can not only use your aesthetic sense but also your logical thinking. In the future, you will be doing top-level design of the cultural industry, which is much better than being an actor who is bound by scripts and popularity."
While speaking.
Zhang Jingshan proactively poured Jiang Yang a cup of tea.
Jiang Yang took a sip, the warm tea sliding down his throat, and nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, indeed, I don't necessarily want to be an actor."
Upon hearing this...
Huang Lei really wanted to curse out those four words from Zhao Lushi.
really?
That's utterly bullshit!
This wasn't said to Director Zhang; it was clearly meant for him.
Knowing that once you get into the Beijing Film Academy, you'll have to talk about benefits, so you start by finding ways to bargain with them.
Zhang Jingshan continued, "How long can you stay famous as an actor? The industry is constantly evolving. But forty is still the golden age for cultural and creative talents from Tsinghua University. You're the top scorer in the college entrance exam in Chongqing, and you've achieved a perfect score in the art exams of four top universities. Such double talent is wasted on acting." (End of Chapter)