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Chapter 72 Fun Things About Exams
Liu Ye grew up in Kunming and speaks with a strong Northeastern accent. He says "3" with a heavy Northeastern accent, but he thinks his Mandarin is very standard.

Upon hearing Liu Ye's Northeastern accent, one of the examiners began to correct his pronunciation: "It's 5, 4, 3. The tip of your tongue is flat."

Liu Ye repeated himself to the examiner several times like a broken record, but he couldn't correct it, which made many candidates laugh. However, he had no idea where he was speaking incorrectly. The examiner simply waved his hand and gave up.

The examiner then said, "Show us your artistic talents."

Liu Ye immediately puffed out his chest, cleared his throat, and then shouted:

"Teacher, I want to recite a poem called 'Homesickness'!"

Then he stretched out his arm and recited, "Enlistment..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

An examiner immediately interrupted him, frowning as he asked:
"Didn't you recite this poem during your second audition?"

At this point, another examiner spoke up:

"That's not right, he also recited this poem the first time he tried!"

Immediately, everyone turned to look at Liu Ye, whose Adam's apple bobbed. He had been lazy during his exam preparation, only preparing a poem. He thought it was a good idea, figuring that one poem would be enough to get by with the different examiners in each round. However, he was exposed in the third round, making a fool of himself.

Many people secretly laughed again. Wu Yuchen looked at Liu Ye and laughed too, not expecting Liu Ye to be so silly at this moment.

However, Liu Ye was honest enough to muster up his courage and say loudly:
"Teacher, this is the only one I've prepared."

The examiners exchanged glances, and Chang Li finally spoke:

"Alright, then show us your special talent."

There were already people performing things like dancing, martial arts, opera, and aerobics. Liu Ye paused for a moment, then said loudly, "Teacher, I don't know anything, I can only play basketball!"

This caused another burst of laughter from the audience, with many people thinking that this guy was there to be funny.

Chang Li tapped the table again, and after it quieted down, she said:
"Then demonstrate what it's like to play basketball."

Most people would have been intimidated in Liu Ye's situation, but he was incredibly bold. He pretended to have a basketball in his hand and kept dribbling, dodging, and shooting on the court, putting on a very convincing performance.

After performing his routine, Liu Ye returned to his original spot and stood at attention: "Reporting to the teacher, the performance is over!"

The examiners all smiled, and then Teacher Chang let him leave.

Wu Yuchen felt that this trip was definitely worthwhile, as he witnessed many interesting things that happened during the art exams.

For example, when Dang Hao went on stage to showcase his artistic talents, he pulled out a roll of newspaper from his pocket and handed one to each of the examiners, leaving them all bewildered. Then, he raised his chin and smiled, saying:
"Teacher, I am a poet! This is a piece I published in the Fushun Evening News! Thank you!"

This left the examiners both amused and exasperated. When it was time for him to demonstrate his special skills, Dang Hao confidently walked up to them, pulled a small notebook from his pocket, and slapped it down in front of them.

"Teacher, this is my driver's license, I can drive!" The examiner was amused and glared at him: "Get out!"

When it was Chen Minghao's turn, he picked up a guitar and went up to sing "The Girl in the Flower Shop." To be honest, he sang quite well at the beginning, but just as he reached the climax, there was a "clang," and a guitar string snapped. He couldn't continue singing from that point. The once spirited Chen Minghao immediately deflated, strumming the five strings with a red face and screaming, which made the examiners frown. In the end, he went downstairs dejectedly.

Another candidate came up and said the same thing as Liu Ye: "Teacher, I don't know anything else, all I know is how to play dead!"

Before the examiners could react, he fell face-first to the ground with a loud thud, stunning everyone present. Several examiners almost rushed over to check if he was alright, but fortunately, he got up quickly.

Wu Yuchen also discovered something interesting: Zhao Wei's exam number was 860, followed closely by Zhang Ziyi's 861. These two are really destined to be together!

After everyone had finished their presentations, Zeng Li, having finished her IV drip and had the needle removed, went up and performed a segment of the Peking Opera "Su San Qi Jie," which was flawless and earned praise from Teacher Chang Li.

At this moment, Chang Li suddenly asked Wu Yuchen, "Hey boy, what number are you?"

Wu Yuchen looked around to make sure the question was directed at him before smiling and saying, "Teacher, I'm sorry, I'm not a test taker, I'm here to accompany someone."

Upon hearing this, Chang Li felt a pang of regret. The boy was quite good-looking; she could have given him a chance during the preliminary round, but now that it was the third round, she couldn't possibly give him another opportunity, as it would be unfair to the others. Seeing that he wasn't disrupting the exam, she didn't send him away.

The final round of the third round of auditions was a group performance. Zeng Li and Chen Minghao were assigned to the same group, and their assigned theme was "conflict". Chen Minghao was quite resourceful and suggested that he and Zeng Li act out a couple having a conflict and then arguing. Zeng Li acted out being wronged and crying because she was sick, and Zeng Li readily agreed.

Wu Yuchen didn't interfere at all. After all, it was their exam, and he didn't need to interrupt. Both of them were capable of passing.

What caught Wu Yuchen's attention was another couple next to him, Liu Ye and Zhao Wei, who seemed to have a conflict.

Zhao Wei was a student at Xie Jin Art School. She not only studied acting, but at this time she had already acted in several movies and played the female lead in a TV series.

She's the type who only hangs out with those who are outstanding or exceptional, and Liu Ye's ridiculous performance just now completely displeased her.

"Liu Ye, let me tell you, we'll do this later, and you just need to cooperate with me..."

Zhao Wei didn't say anything excessive, but she immediately started giving instructions to Liu Ye and the other two on how to perform, in a commanding tone, with an overbearing attitude.

Although Liu Ye had indeed made a fool of himself earlier, he was very easygoing and didn't think he was incompetent at all. He was a little annoyed by Zhao Wei's attitude, thinking, "You went to an arts school, and I even had a teacher from the Central Academy of Drama tutor me for three months. Why should you teach me?"

"No, I disagree! I don't think what you're saying is right..."

And so, while everyone else was already rehearsing, the two of them were still arguing. When it was almost time to leave, Zhao Wei stopped arguing and snorted, "Let's just improvise later."

Zhao Wei thought to herself, "With this guy's performance, I'll crush him during the performance later and see how he passes the exam!"
"Then let's each perform our own act!" Liu Ye said without hesitation.

As a result, when the two of them came on stage, they really did each perform their own thing. Zhao Wei tried several times to make Liu Ye unable to keep up, but Liu Ye simply ignored her and performed according to his own story. This made Zhao Wei so angry that her rhythm was disrupted and her performance suffered.

This scene made Wu Yuchen want to laugh. This industry is both big and small; these future stars have already developed various grudges and connections at such a young age.

(End of this chapter)