Chapter 580: Chapter 580: Isn’t Relying on Family Considered Strength?
For Sheng Tang, reciting the lines was no pressure at all.
She read a small segment, her emotions were very intense, and her volume was very stable.
After she finished, she looked at the main examiner.
The teachers quickly jotted something down, then one of the examiners signaled that Sheng Tang could leave.
They didn’t show any extra emotions.
Sheng Tang left the classroom.
When she returned home, everyone was waiting for her, including Gu Shiting.
"How did it go?" Gu Shiting asked.
Sheng Tang said, "Nothing too difficult, all things I’m very familiar with. The chances of passing the first audition are very high."
Gu Shiting smiled and said, "Celebrate tonight?"
"You’re in too much of a hurry! Let’s wait until I get the acceptance letter before celebrating." Sheng Tang replied.
She was very cautious because she knew that the acting department only admitted a little over thirty people this time, while the number of applicants reached over seven thousand. No matter how excellent she was, her room for performance in the initial test was not very large, and the likelihood of being eliminated was high.
"That sounds good too." Gu Shiting said.
He saw through Sheng Tang’s concerns.
He sent a message to his sister: "How did you get into the film academy back then?"
Gu Shiyan: "By ability."
"Tell the truth!"
"Dad sent someone to greet them, isn’t family connections a kind of ability?" Gu Shiyan said matter-of-factly.
Gu Shiting: "..."
Actually, she was just messing with Gu Shiting.
When she went to take the art exam, her parents didn’t even know. At that time, Mrs. Gu hoped that she would take over the family business in the future, as it was uncertain if Gu Shiting could survive to adulthood with his condition.
The Gu couple pinned all their hopes on their daughter, even though they knew their daughter wasn’t very competitive either.
Gu Shiyan got into the film academy by her ability, and Mr. Gu backed her up; Mrs. Gu thought that with her unreliable character, if she were forcibly put into the company, the family’s property would be squandered by her.
So, the family agreed to this matter.
To be honest, Gu Shiyan only graduated last year. She started making films in her freshman year and rarely attended school, almost never attending classes.
Many of her classmates couldn’t associate Lan Fei with her and didn’t know her. She got her graduation certificate because her family made the arrangements.
So, it can’t be said that she didn’t rely on her family at all.
"Why the sudden interest in me?" Gu Shiyan asked with self-deprecating affection.
Gu Shiting bluntly revealed, "Tangtang also applied to the film academy this year."
Gu Shiyan hesitated for a moment, then called.
Gu Shiting spoke quietly on the balcony, suggesting that his sister continue to help get Sheng Tang in.
Sheng Tang happened to hear this.
She snatched Gu Shiting’s phone.
"Sister Feifei, don’t worry. Let me give it a try. If it doesn’t work out, I will retake the exam next year, and then I will definitely ask for your help." Said Sheng Tang.
Gu Shiyan smiled and said, "I have a lot of faith in you. Go for it, Tangtang. Do well in the exam."
Sheng Tang thanked her.
She hung up the phone and handed the mobile back to Gu Shiting.
She didn’t say anything, just reached out and pointed at him.
Gu Shiting was a bit anxious, "Tangtang, it’s not that I look down on you. It’s just that the competition is too fierce, I’m afraid others might use tactics to push you out."
"I know you mean well," Sheng Tang said, "Let me give it a try. If it really doesn’t work, then think of another way, okay? By then, get me an extra spot and stuff me in."
Seeing that she could still joke, Gu Shiting realized she wasn’t particularly angry.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
The day after the preliminary test was the preliminary test day of the Beijing Film Academy.
Sheng Tang sent Gu Shiting off to school, then she herself bought a plane ticket overnight and took a trip to Beijing. She attended the preliminary test there during the day and returned in the evening without Gu Shiting noticing.
In the second semester of her senior year, Sheng Tang started school.
The class finally had a bit of a tense atmosphere, and the countdown board for the college entrance exam was hung on the left side of the blackboard.
Their family was no longer led by the third class teacher, but by a new teacher, a male, probably in his early thirties, who had taught two senior years in public school and was considered very experienced.
This teacher was very standard, and because he didn’t know the students very well, he was extra courteous, given that there was only one semester to get acquainted.
Sheng Tang attended classes while waiting for the results of the preliminary test of the art exam.
Only two hundred people advanced to the second round of the preliminary test, and she made it.
Once she entered the second round, Sheng Tang let out a big sigh of relief.
The preliminary test was all about luck. The second round would be a bit more challenging. Sheng Tang wasn’t afraid of challenges; she only feared not having the opportunity to showcase herself.
With successfully passing the preliminary test, her confidence increased from thirty percent to seventy percent.
Passing the preliminary test indicated that the teachers had a very good first impression of her, which was extremely crucial. With a good first impression and her skills, passing the second round should be very easy.
