The next morning, Li Qian accompanied Wang Jinglu to take the performance department's exam.

  As usual, they were queuing up to get their admission tickets. After getting the admission tickets, they continued waiting. This time, however, the two of them used the waiting time before the exam started to go take a look at the examination results posted by the Photography Department.

  On those printed papers, Li Qian easily found his admission ticket number and name.

  There were many examinees with lowered eyebrows and disappointed faces around.

  But they are not too discouraged, because the art exam season has just begun, and they will go on to take many more entrance exams for art schools - every year from April, there will be many people running around taking exams school by school until they get accepted by one. Some people even take the exam this year and come back next year if they don't make it!

  Wang Jinglu was overjoyed, beaming with delight, as if she had passed the test herself.

  Then Li Qian sent her into the examination hall.

  Miraculously, Wang Jing revealed that after coming out, the performance department's exam questions were actually identical to those of the photography department.

  Then, just like when they were on the rooftop before, the two of them analyzed Wang Jinglu's answers to see if she could pass - as it turned out, they had worried too much. When the results came out the next day, Wang Jinglu also smoothly advanced to the next round.

  In the morning it was Wang Jinglu's turn, in the afternoon it was Li Qian's turn again.

  This time, however, there were only about 200 people left from the photography department who took part in the exam.

  Then, in the largest screening room of the film academy, two hundred people sat down in a chaotic manner to watch movies and write film reviews.

  …………

  April 23rd, Shuntian Film Academy.

  As the number of examinees decreased sharply, the examination process suddenly accelerated on the 19th and 20th. By the time the big list was posted on the 21st, no matter which major you applied for, there were only about a hundred people left in the running.

  Adding them together, there were only about 700 or 800 people on that big list.

  Li Qian and Wang Jingluo both made it onto the list without any surprises.

  The next interview. The progress will slow down again, because although the film academy divides all examinees into three categories according to their reported majors for examination, it is said that each examinee has five to ten minutes of time, so. It can be imagined that even if you want to hurry up, you can't hurry up.

  Li Qian's photography department is divided into the first category for interview.

  Wang Jinglu's directing department was classified as third-class and underwent an interview.

  This time, neither of them could accompany the other. They had to split up and line up separately.

  Among the crowd of candidates, Li Qian was not paying attention to what others were talking about. He was quietly thinking about the recording he had completed in his spare time over the past two days and planning his next schedule. In fact, although Wang Jinglu had asked him from the beginning to sign up for Huaxia Drama Academy at the same time, he thought about it and refused. It wasn't that he didn't want to add this double insurance, but because the drama academy didn't have a separate photography department, and Li Qian just wasn't very interested in the directing department.

  Of course, for Wang Jinglu, passing the two rounds at the drama academy was a smooth ride. She also successfully entered the final interview, and Li Qian was still very happy for her - unlike him, having a double insurance had only benefits and no drawbacks for her.

  …………

  Li Qian's admission ticket number was relatively front, so it was his turn at more than 3 pm.

  The large practice room was empty, with only a few long tables lined up in front of the mirror, behind which sat a row of examiners with different postures.

  Three men and two women, a total of five people.

  The oldest one looks like he's over sixty years old, while the youngest is probably just over thirty.

  A room as large as this, yet so empty, would easily make one feel tense subconsciously. Moreover, it's an interview. What's more, the candidate walks in and stands facing the interviewer, right opposite that huge mirror, where they can see their every move themselves!

  For candidates who are already somewhat nervous, this is an absolutely nerve-wracking exam environment.

  Li Qian walked in with a folk guitar borrowed from Liao Liao, faced the examiners, bowed and said "Good morning, teachers", then stood still expressionless.

  The youngest examiner sitting on the edge picked up Li Qian's admission ticket from the table and asked, "Li Qian? From Jinan Prefecture?"

  Li Qian nodded and replied: "Yes."

  Then he pulled out three photos from the candidate's bag and handed them over without looking at them himself.

  Three photos were passed around among the remaining four people and finally returned to the young examiner's hands.

  Li Qian noticed that the female examiner sitting in the second seat on the south side was looking at him most seriously.

  The young examiner took the photos, glanced at each one for two seconds, and then handed them back. In the end, those few photos inevitably fell back into the hands of that female examiner.

  She looked at each of them carefully again, smiled and raised her head to look at Li Qian, saying: "In this interview, we are allowed to show our talents. Are you going to play the guitar or sing a song?"

  Li Qian smiled and said: "I thought about it, I think I'm just good at this."

  The female examiner smiled and said, "Then you can start!"

  Li Qian picked up his guitar and began to play the prelude - the song was chosen by Wang Jinglu, who asked Li Qian to sing the song he wrote for himself on such an important occasion, "When You Are Old".

  The lyrics of this song are the work of British poet Yeats, and the examiners must be familiar with it. This is different from recently popular works like "Dedication". No matter how popular your song is, it's hard to guarantee that professors in colleges haven't heard of it. But for "When You Are Old", they will definitely know it when it's set to a folk tune. Wang Jinglu analyzes that after Li Qian finishes singing, the examiners will surely ask who composed the music. At that time, if Li Qian says he composed it himself, won't he immediately get extra points?

  Then, Li Qian obediently carried out her design.

  As soon as he opened his mouth, several examiners were indeed slightly moved, and it was clear that they all knew this poem.

  Then, the melody of this song is also matched with this poem, and Li Qian's current experience has made him capable of singing a beautiful folk song to a moving degree. This level, suddenly, made two examiners nod their heads repeatedly.

  After singing seriously, Li Qian put down his guitar and re-shouldered it.

  The young examiner sitting at the far end asked, "Is this Yeats' poem? I've never heard of anyone setting this poem to music. Who is the composer?"

  Li Qian calmly said: "This is a song I wrote myself."

  With a swish, this feeling is indeed different.

  Five people looked up at Li Qian simultaneously.

  Only the one sitting in the middle looked up and glanced over, but soon he lowered his head to look at a document in his hand. Li Qian's eyes were sharp, and it seemed like an examination paper.

  At this time, the female examiner suddenly picked up three photos on the table and asked: "I've seen your work. Can you tell me what you were thinking when you took these few photos?"

  Li Qian heard this and tried hard to recall for a moment, then said helplessly: "I thought at the time, you guys had all the lighting set up before letting us take pictures, and there were people watching. Not allowed to move the lights, how can everyone's photos not be similar? The examiners also want to look at several hundred similar photos in one day... I'm very curious about how you distinguish who has talent and who doesn't."

  As soon as he said this, several examiners on the spot couldn't help but smile.

  The female examiner smiled and said, "Don't be suspicious, don't be curious, I've been doing this for thirty years. If I couldn't see something at a glance, wouldn't these years be in vain? So many students, how did I teach them?"

  Li Qian shrugged and wanted to ask "Do you think I'm still okay?" but thought better of it.

  But at this time, the examiner sitting in the middle suddenly spoke up. He raised his head and looked at Li Qian seriously, asking: "Have you been exposed to French movies?"

  Li Qian thought for a moment and replied: "Very few. In our country, except for Hollywood movies, it's not easy to access other things."

  The examiner, who looked to be in his sixties, suddenly waved the paper in his hand and said: "If you haven't seen any French movies, then this idea of Planet of the Apes is just something you thought of yourself?"

  That is indeed the exam paper from the first session.

  And judging from this meaning, it should be Li Qian's.

  However, if we must talk about the idea of Planet of the Apes, Li Qian originally knew it from American movies. He likes to get to the bottom of things, so he looked everywhere for information on the setting of Planet of the Apes. At that time, he also found several French films from the 50s and 60s. From this, he learned that Hollywood's later series had already been completed by French filmmakers decades ago, and they even formed a logically rigorous science fiction series.

  Of course, after coming to this time and space, Li Qian's contact with movies is still too narrow, so he is not sure whether the French filmmakers in this time and space have made such creations, nor does he know if there are similar creations on the Hollywood side.

  However, it was precisely because of this knowledge that as soon as the other party mentioned French film, Li Qian had already sensed very sensitively that in this time and space, the French filmmakers must have made this series.

  Then, Li Qian thought for a moment and finally answered honestly: "I have a friend who is a screenwriter. Once when we were chatting casually, I happened to hear him mention that there was a science fiction film with a similar theme in France in the 1950s. We discussed it at the time, and coincidentally this time there was such an exam question, so I wrote down all my thoughts from back then."

  The examiner raised an eyebrow and nodded, saying: "You're quite honest."

  But at this time, the younger examiner asked curiously: "At your age, you actually know friends who are screenwriters? Is there anyone in your family working in the film and television industry?"

  Li Qian shook his head, "No, we're really just ordinary friends."

  The examiner heard this and looked up with a somewhat disbelieving expression, asking: "Can you tell me the name of that friend of yours? I'm also a screenwriter, maybe I know him. As far as I know, there aren't many people in our country who study French film, let alone notice that particular movie."

  Li Qian heard this and could only say: "His surname is Cao, his name is Cao Yun."

  As soon as this was said, the five examiners surprisingly all showed an expression of sudden realization.

  The young examiner nodded and smiled: "It's Old Cao, no wonder! He's infatuated with French movies."

  But at this time, the examiner sitting in the middle suddenly said: "Your friends won't give you extra points. Cao Yun has friends in the film academy, but he has more enemies!"

  Li Qian smiled and said, "I believe the teachers will definitely grade fairly."

  The examiner suddenly smiled and said, "I've seen your test paper and the photos. You going to the photography department would be a waste of talent. Consider coming to the directing department instead!"

  As soon as he said this, the female examiner next to him immediately glared at him, "Hey, Dean Qian, you're being too biased! He only applied for our photography department, so don't worry about Director Zhou of the directing department!"

  Dean Qian heard this and didn't budge at all, only smiling slightly as he looked at Li Qian and said seriously: "As long as you agree, I'll give you a supplementary file, I'll transfer your file, how about that?"

  Li Qian thought for a moment, smiled and shook his head, saying: "I just want to take the photography department exam."

  Dean Qian looked at him for a moment, then reluctantly withdrew his gaze and put down the test paper in his hand.

  At this time, the female examiner smiled and looked at Li Qian, asking: "Besides our film academy, have you also signed up for other schools? Are you preparing to take exams at other schools?"

  Li Qian shook his head and said: "I only applied for the photography department of Shuntian Film Academy."

  The female examiner smiled and nodded, saying: "Go back and prepare well for the cultural course exam, don't let the cultural course drag you down!" She also said: "Okay, your exam is over, you can leave now."

  Li Qian nodded, bowed and then walked out of the classroom in a daze.

  As he was about to walk out of the corridor, his arm was suddenly grabbed by someone, and a face with excitement and some nervousness appeared in front of him. The person asked: "Brother, how did you do on the exam? They say the examiner is particularly serious, is it true? Was it very intimidating?"

  "Seriously?" Li Qian was taken aback and asked, "Who told you that the examiner is very serious?"

  At this time, two people next to him suddenly asked in unison: "We just came out from inside! How come the examiner is not serious with you?"

  In a daze, Li Qian seemed to understand something.

  But thinking carefully, he felt that he actually didn't understand anything at all.

  Counting on fingers, three exams, the first one was a written test, and I came up with an idea for "Planet of the Apes". The second one was writing a film review. Hmm, maybe my insight is indeed much higher than these 17- or 18-year-old boys and girls around me?

  In short, the final result is that I seem to have won the favor of those few examiners?

  He paused, looked around at the concerned gazes, shrugged and said: "I went in and stared only at that mirror, didn't notice what the examiners looked like..."

  His answer made everyone around him suddenly understand.

  "You're even more miserable than me..." someone next to him said with a chuckle.

  Li Qian shrugged and smiled, then stood up and left.

  …………

  To be honest, except for the waiting time being too long which made Li Qian a bit annoyed, these three exams that spanned several days really didn't bring much feeling to Li Qian, and before he knew it, they were over.

  And it seems like I did pretty well on the exam?

  But Wang Jinglu was completely different. After attending the two interviews of the Film Academy and the Drama Academy, she couldn't help but complain to Li Qian again and again -

  "I think I performed too poorly during the interview, especially at the drama academy! You don't know, those teachers all had stern faces, and when I saw their expressions, I was so scared that I almost couldn't speak! Luckily my talent performance was piano, once I started playing the piano, I wasn't as nervous, otherwise it would have been even worse!"

  Anyway, the exam is over, and neither Li Qian nor Wang Jinglu has planned to take the entrance examination for other art colleges. If Li Qian fails to pass the exam, he will choose not to attend college at all, while if Wang Jinglu fails, she will give up on the path of art and instead focus on taking ordinary school seriously. Hmm, if everything goes as expected, she will choose a normal university, striving to become a teacher like Li's father after graduation.

  Afterwards, Wang Jinglu returned to school for classes after finishing her art exam, while Li Qian went back to the recording studio.

  Liao Liao's second personal album "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou" has entered its final recording stage.

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