Opportunity
The invigilating teacher was clearly not a novice, and helped the candidates arrange their seats in an orderly manner. Soon the lights in the cinema gradually dimmed.
"In April 1998... we were finally going to the city that I had dreamed of since childhood, and the excitement of leaving, I still remember it today..."
The big screen lit up, accompanied by a slightly melodious music and voiceover, two silly rural youths appeared on the screen, frolicking and jumping around. As soon as Ye Sumang saw the scene, she couldn't help but glance at Huang Bo, finding that he was also full of astonishment, because what was being played on the screen was his own work, "Get in, let's go!"
This is a realistic theme film. When it was first promoted, director Guan Tu said that this is a story that happened to me, or happened to you, or may have happened in the past or is happening now.
The college entrance examination brought out this film, and it doesn't seem surprising. After all, the things reflected in this film are very consistent with the severity of the polarization of contemporary Beijing society.
Ye Sumang quickly collected her thoughts and watched the movie seriously.
The story told in this film is not very twisty, but the shooting feels extremely real. The opening tells the story of two big children from rural Shandong, Liu Chengqiang and Gao Ming, who went to Kyoto to make a living, were caught by passing city administrators, insisted on checking their luggage, and then turned a deaf ear to the two men's explanations and walked away. There is also contempt from future colleagues, and even the place where they live, no one looks up to them. They are called "nongmin", which means peasants.
This is the opening of the film and also the simplest foreshadowing method, using a short 10-minute plot to clearly show the unfair treatment received by an outsider who comes to Kyoto.
Especially in contrast to the two children who had just arrived in Kyoto, were the city administrators, the drivers and passengers of the broken-down minibus, and the nightclub singers who mingled with the crowd, all of whom were people of low social status. This also more strongly expressed the sense of superiority that people living in big cities have towards visitors from outside.
And later in the development of the film's story, this point is also proven. And such a contrast, not only appears in the normal story, but also appears in the love that the two boys have gained respectively.
Gao Ming and Xiao Biao's love ultimately ended in separation due to Xiao Biao's reality. Liu Chengqiang and Li Juan's love, on the other hand, was unable to come together due to their differences in social status.
All kinds of strong contrasts are combined together, and this excellent work is cast.
But what Ye Sumang appreciates the most is that throughout the entire movie, the director's thinking is extremely clear, especially in creating conflicts and contradictions, which is very well-handled, and the development of friendship and love is also very reasonable.
The movie ended with the song "Racing Against Time", and the entire sniper was finally played. Ye Su Mang immediately closed his eyes, sorted out the thinking of the whole movie in his mind, and soon had a draft.
"Alright, next everyone open your drawers, there are blank test papers inside, please complete them within two hours, no late submissions will be accepted."
Ye Sumang, who had already prepared a draft in her mind, took out her writing tools and began to write without hesitation.
Ideas sprang forth like a gushing spring, as many fresh knowledge points continuously burst out from Ye Sumang's mind. With pen in hand, she wrote with ease and fluency, and soon a 5,000-word film analysis appeared on paper.
Ye Su Mang did not use his usual approach in his article, but instead took a unique perspective from the director's point of view to explain the entire film. Although the article has over 5,000 words, every word and sentence has its own special meaning, without any exaggeration. Moreover, the beautiful and reasonable text description is enough to make even the most demanding teacher nod their head in approval.
And the result was just as Ye Sumang had expected. When reviewing the papers, all the teachers present were convinced by this solid and innovative article. Unlike previous years when there were always debates, they unanimously nodded in agreement with Ye Sumang's name at the top of the list.
At this moment, Ye Sumang checked the article again on the examination room, and then nodded very satisfactorily, closed the test paper, raised his hand to signal to the invigilating teacher that he had finished answering.
At this time, there were still half an hour before the end of the exam, and many students had finished answering, but they didn't want to leave the examination room in order to give a good impression to the teacher. However, Ye Sumang was the first to raise his hand and submit his paper, which made him stand out particularly, instantly attracting the attention of many examinees, either admiring or disdainful. But Ye Sumang didn't care about it at all, after the invigilating teacher confirmed again and again, he handed in his paper and walked directly out of the examination room.
"Yè classmate, hey, wait for me!"
Ye Sumang turned around and found that Huang Bo had followed him out of the examination room. It made sense, after all, this question was like a "back door" for him, so it wasn't surprising that he answered smoothly.
"I really didn't expect it, actually testing this movie, haha, there's no way to heaven, I was originally prepared to continue going back to study my singing career."
When encountering such a windfall, Huang Bo was clearly delighted and wanted to pat Ye Sumang's shoulder, but found it difficult to reach the 1.86-meter-tall Ye Sumang, so he had to settle for patting his back instead.
"How to answer, tell me and listen." Looking at the overly excited Huang Bo, Ye Su Meng also became curious, wanting to see how the actors in this film would analyze the movie from what angle.
After all, from a certain perspective, this uncle in front of him can also be considered a strong competitor in this round.
"I'm telling you, when we were filming the movie, my brother and the director repeatedly told me about this play..." Huang Bo thought he did well on the test and started talking non-stop again. However, he didn't notice that Ye Su Mang's face gradually turned from curious to gloomy beside him.
Huang Bo spoke very seriously, but to Ye Su Mang, it sounded like a fairy tale. He had never thought that this old youth was so bad at the basics, and could be said to not understand what film analysis is. The content he spoke of was more like the reading notes written by elementary school students after reading classic novels. Ye Su Mang even doubted for a moment how he managed to pass the director's exam.
Reality is cruel, but honest Ye Sumang still decided to tell him.
"This... classmate, I think there seems to be some problem with your answers."
"Huh?" Huang Bo's face was somewhat stunned, he didn't expect his proud answer to get such a response, and looking at the other person's facial expression, it seemed like they weren't joking.
"Simply watching a movie can only be considered as a kind of afterthought, and what's expressed is just your own personal feelings. Film analysis, on the other hand, requires you to evaluate the entire film from various aspects such as cinematography, content, meaning, etc., rather than just being sentimental..." Ye Sumeng knew that Huang Bo, an outsider, would only be more confused by professional jargon, so she considerately used simpler vocabulary to help him clearly recognize his mistakes.
"What to do?!" He was originally full of confidence, but after being spoken by Ye Su Mang, Huang Bo's courage suddenly disappeared, and his whole face was covered with a mournful expression.
Others are not foolish, but rather very clever. After socializing for nearly ten years, they have seen the warmth and coldness of human relationships and can tell that Ye Su Mang is not joking with him. Originally thought it was a sure thing, but didn't expect to fail again, the ups and downs made him feel very unbalanced. As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
"Actually, I think you'd be better off in the acting department than directing." Ye Su Mang suggested suddenly, seeing Huang Bo's disappointment.
"Never mind, brother. I was eliminated during the audition for the performance department." Huang Bo hung his head in despair and waved his hand, making him look even more depressed. If this were an animated special effect, the background would have already turned dark.
Looking at the disheartened Huang Bo, Ye Su Mang stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly lit up.
"There is still a chance," said Ye Sumang.
"Is there still a chance?" Huang Bo, who was originally sulking, suddenly heard this sentence and instantly lifted his head, looking at Ye Su Mang's serious face, and for a moment couldn't figure out what this handsome young man in front of him was saying.
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