Generation Z Artists

Chapter 37: Being strong is a good thing, but fate is important

"Oh, got it."

Fang Xinghe had no intention of showing off, he just firmly believed that he deserved this result.

But Lao Fang was anxious: "Come back quickly, the county is waiting for an interview! Our No. 3 Middle School has also been commended. Also, where do you want to go to high school? Those key schools have all contacted me!"

Fang Xinghe touched his empty wallet and suddenly realized that this might be a good opportunity to make a fortune.

"Right now, you can ask for the conditions for me in advance."

"What can I do... Never mind, I'll help you talk to him, you better hurry up!"

Look at you, you're anxious again.

Fang Xinghe complained, but he actually understood in his heart.

No. 3 Middle School has never produced a top student in the senior high school entrance examination. Lao Fang has been teaching the class for so many years, and he still got no results. It would be strange if he was not excited.

Okay, let’s go back.

Fang Xinghe had just packed his things when Wang Yali and Teacher Feng came over.

Teacher Feng's attitude was very calm: "It's good to go back. Now you can practice on your own. As long as you maintain the intensity, the cost of living in your hometown is lower."

His words were warning him to maintain intensity and persist in practice.

"I will." Fang Xinghe nodded seriously.

Wang Yali complained: "Why didn't you tell me when you booked the ticket? I would have bought you a sleeper berth for more comfort..."

"Not really. It's not my first time going out."

"You... forget it, tomorrow's car?"

"The bus is coming soon, Sister Yali, please take me to the station, we can chat some more."

Wang Yali sighed, muttered "that's unreasonable" and "you don't treat me as a sister", and went to drive angrily.

Teacher Feng picked up his canvas bag and said, "I'll give you a ride, too."

They didn't really have much conversation on the way. Most of the time they just gave instructions and Fang Xinghe responded.

Until Wang Yali asked by chance: "Have the results of your Jilin Province's high school entrance examination come out?"

Fang Xinghe replied truthfully: "It's out, 610 points, first in the province."

"The whole province?"

Wang Yali took advantage of the red light and turned around: "What do you mean? Unified examination papers? What is the total score of your high school entrance examination?"

Fang Xinghe replied casually: "Including physical education, the total score is 615."

"Wow!!!" Wang Yali exclaimed, "Doesn't that mean I'm only 5 points away from a perfect score?"

"Ah."

"Xinghe, your grades are so good? Are you just picking random points now?"

Feng Yuanzheng was just shocked and didn't think about anything else, but Wang Yali was different. She realized at the first moment that this was a great opportunity.

"Don't delay the interview. I'll let Chunhua find you tomorrow."

"it is good."

Of course Fang Xinghe was willing. After letting the bullets fly for so long, it was time to blow up the public opinion together with his good brother.

Since then, there was silence in the car for a long time.

When they were almost there, Feng Yuanzheng suddenly spoke up: "Since you have such good grades and want to pursue an artistic career, I think you might as well start working hard from now on and strive for admission to the directing department of Beijing Film Academy."

Huh? Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?
Wang Yali took the initiative to ask: "Teacher Feng, what do you say?"

Feng Yuanzheng explained in detail: "Learning to be a director does not affect the improvement of acting skills. On the contrary, it can help you understand film and television art from a higher level and better serve your work with your performance.

In addition, being an actor alone is actually very passive. You can only wait for projects to find you, and you can't have much influence on any project.

Our circle now...ah.

Anyway, you are a good student. Others don’t apply to the directing department because they can’t pass the entrance exam, but you can definitely do it.

By then, the scriptwriter and director will be in charge, and if we can achieve some results, our future path will definitely be very different.”

Wang Yali was convinced almost instantly and agreed immediately: "I think it's okay. Teacher Feng pointed out a bright road. Learning directing is more important than learning acting."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Fang Xinghe showed a quality of being willing to listen to good advice, but in fact... he had planned to do so from the beginning.

So when you study hard in academic subjects, you are not just seeking a little fame.

If you want to bring a little high-dimensional shock to this era, you must organize your own projects. Otherwise, do you expect those profit-seeking investors and those despicable money-making directors to have a change of heart?

Or wait until Haiyan, Wang Zhonglei and others have bullied you enough before chewing on the dog bones they throw at you?

Fang Xinghe can't stand those bad idiots.

He asked, "So, where do I start?"

Feng Yuanzheng was very pleased and immediately started talking incessantly.

“First, the preliminary test is a 100-point liberal arts test, covering literature, art, music, history, geography, and everything else.

This part depends entirely on your accumulation. Read more books and learn more about domestic and foreign film history, art history, and music history.

Then before the exam, I will find a direct senior to help you with your preparation, and there will definitely be no problem.

The re-examination seems to be divided into three parts, and I can’t explain it clearly now.

But as far as I know, after you go in for the interview it all depends on how the teacher feels about you.

The quality of a director is a very subjective thing, and there is no objective evidence to prove whether you are good or not.

Whether it's audio-visual language, film reviews, or impromptu skits, as long as you're not nervous and speak roughly the same, people will be willing to hire you when they see your fame.

But the prerequisite is that you have to be famous, understand?"

Teacher Feng is really not old-fashioned at all. He explained the matter thoroughly in just a few words.

With the current level of information blockade, without advice from industry insiders, who can understand what it’s like to take the exam to become a director?

Fang Xinghe was deeply moved and thanked him solemnly.

Teacher Feng wrote down a few useful book titles for him on the spot, and then Wang Yali snatched the note away and said without question, "Go home with peace of mind. I'll buy them and ask Chunhua to bring them to you."

Well, take it kindly.

The two men sent Fang Xinghe to the waiting room and wanted to stay with him for a while, but Fang Xinghe firmly asked them to go back.

After coming out of the waiting room, Wang Yali went to the ticket hall and planned to prepare a ticket for Zhao Chunhua for tomorrow's train.

After standing in front of the train list for a while, she was suddenly stunned.

"What's wrong?" Feng Yuanzheng asked.

Wang Yali pointed at the train schedule with a sad expression: "There is no train to Changchun this afternoon. Xiaofang's train is in 6 hours."

Feng Yuanzheng also fell silent.

After a long while, he spoke softly: "Xinghe is a strong-willed child."

"Yes." Wang Yali looked back disappointedly, looking towards the waiting room, with a hint of tears in her eyes.

"He is polite and well-mannered. Even though people know he is arrogant, knows that he is defensive and difficult to get close to, they can't help but feel sorry for him..."

After a slight pause, his next words became even more sad.

"Sometimes the feelings between people are very strange. When you are sure that someone is worth helping, but he always refuses in a measured way, then the more he doesn't want it, the more you want to make up for it, and at the same time, you become more worried and anxious about gains and losses..."

Feng Yuanzheng pondered over it again and again, and suddenly smiled with relief.

“It’s all good.”

Wang Yali looked back in confusion, not knowing what was going on.

"Trust me, it's all good."

Feng Yuanzheng emphasized his tone, his eyebrows relaxed and his eyes filled with smiles, and he said leisurely: "In the entertainment industry, you need to be on guard to avoid getting hurt, you need to be proud to avoid being infected, and you need to be strong to go high and far. You see, what's wrong with that?"

After hearing this, Wang Yali's eyes lit up and her mood suddenly brightened.

Yes, if you think about it from another angle, isn’t Fang Xinghe like this more worth looking forward to?
Just thinking about watching him soar into the sky with a roar in some highly anticipated event makes me tremble with joy. What's wrong with that?
Wang Yali quickly recovered her impetuousness and bought Chunhua a ticket for the same train tomorrow. Then, she couldn't wait to start doing all kinds of things...

Since there is not much I can do for him, I will do what I can do well.

It doesn’t matter where the kindness comes from; what matters is the fate.

(End of this chapter)