Chapter 23 Interviews
The time is February 29th, the ninth day of the school examination of Yenching Film Academy, today is undoubtedly a big day, the directing department, the literature department, and the acting department, the three most high-profile departments, chose to take three exams today at the same time.
What are the exams for the directing department and the acting department? Jiang Lin didn't care, he only cared about his exams, the literature department in the morning, and the management department in the afternoon.
And apart from Su Chang, what about the other candidates? Jiang Lin also didn't care, he only cared about how he did in the exam, and whether he could pass the school exam, after all, it was related to his future life destiny.
Unlike the first and second examinations, the third examination, also known as the interview, is a face-to-face communication with the examiner to examine the candidate's sensibility to artistic life and language expression skills.
The interview process is very simple, first the student self-report, and then the examiner will ask in-depth questions based on the relevant information provided by the student, asking some questions about film, literature, art, life, and even philosophy and aesthetics, etc., for the candidate to answer impromptu.
Another difference is that the exam is no longer divided into small groups, but the candidates enter the exam room individually.
"Hi Zhang Yang, whose movie do you prefer, I like Stanley. Kubrick, Just. Edmund, Burton. Wenders, Wim. Gwenter, Kenny. Allen, especially Stanley. Kubrick, he is the god of cinema in my heart, the most thorough cinematic genius on the planet, an artist at heart, although there are not many works, but each one is a classic, never repeated, unprecedented innovation"
Jiang Lin couldn't help but look at Xiao Wen who was not good-looking somewhere behind him, wearing eyes, and listened to his gushing words, due to the extremely high elimination rate of each round of exams, the candidates from Tiannan and Haibei rarely spoke to each other unless they took the group exam like the acting department, and it was already very enthusiastic to nod and smile or say hello, like at this time, the candidates were almost thinking about how to deal with the difficulties of the teachers in the interview, where to have the effort to chat.
Xiao Wen is undoubtedly an alternative, as if he didn't have any nervousness, he didn't seem to be worried about the interview for a while, and after saying hello to Zhang Yang in front of him, he suddenly opened the conversation box and talked endlessly.
And while crying and laughing, Jiang Lin naturally couldn't help but admire, unlike himself, this guy is simply a complete fanatical movie FAN, not only has a lot of knowledge of film history, but also has a great deal of research on the film works of many film masters around the world, no wonder the other party is not worried, if even the other party has not passed, I am afraid that there are not many people among today's candidates who can pass.
In the tormented waiting, the time finally came to Jiang Lin to enter the field.
"The next candidate is Jiang Lin, who will start the question?" Wang Jinsong, head of the Department of Literature, said with a smile.
"Ahem, Director, didn't we already say that I would come?" Lin Heping coughed.
"Really? Well, you know I'm getting older and my memory is getting worse and it's easy to forget. Wang Jinsong had a deep smile in his eyes.
Lin Heping couldn't cry or laugh, and then his eyes showed expectation, hoping that this candidate named Jiang Lin could still bring surprises.
Taking a deep breath and opening the door, Jiang Lin strode into the examination room, and the figures of the five examiner teachers appeared in sight, four men and one woman, who it was, Jiang Lin didn't know any of them, but his heartbeat unconsciously accelerated, according to the information obtained, the five examiner teachers interviewed by the Department of Literature are not only all at the level of associate professor or above, but also almost all of them are now active in the film and television industry, or at the artistic level, or at the commercial level.
"02126, Jiang Lin?" A middle-aged male teacher sitting in the second position on the left asked, holding the registration form.
"Yes, hello teachers, I am candidate No. 02126, Jiang Lin." Jiang Lin said busily.
"Okay, sit down. The middle-aged male teacher gestured.
While sitting down on the chair, Jiang Lin kept looking at the examiner teacher present from the corner of his eye.
"From Bashu Yi'an City?" The middle-aged male teacher said.
"Yes, teacher, specifically Nanhe County, our local dried tofu and yellow rice are very famous, not only selling well in China, but also selling to overseas countries." Jiang Lin said calmly, as a salesperson with rich experience, nervousness is nervous, but it is impossible to be so nervous that he can't speak.
"Nanhe, the first county of the Yangtze River, I know this place, but I have never been there." The middle-aged male teacher smiled: "Your appearance conditions are good, have you applied for other professional directions?" ”
"Well, yes, I also applied for the acting department and the management department, of which the acting department was brushed off during the re-examination, and the management department entered the final re-examination, which was also examined today, but in the afternoon." Jiang Lin said with a smile.
"How can you think of reporting in the other two directions? It has nothing to do with the Department of Literature. The middle-aged male teacher asked with a smile on his face.
"There are also reasons for interest, and there are also reasons why I really want to enter the Yenching Film Academy, because of the safety of insurance." Jiang Lin said with a smile as always.
"Oh, so you like movies a lot, and what movies have you watched?" The middle-aged male teacher is naturally Lin Heping, and at this time there is a thick smile in his eyes, very good, and finally get to the point.
"I've seen a lot, especially recently, in order to prepare for the art exam, I deliberately watched movies like "Wheat Field", "Northwest Desert", "Life Trill", "The Bund", "Ode to the Yellow River" and so on." Jiang Lin said calmly.
"You're working hard, so do you like art movies?" Lin Heping asked with a smile.
"Anyway, I don't hate it, but I don't like it either, and I prefer commercial movies in comparison." It is true that the teachers of the film school are more inclined to candidates who like art films, but they know that the interview is sincere, and Jiang Lin, who is easy to lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot, certainly knows how to answer.
"Really? So what commercial films have you watched? Lin Heping then asked, he was not surprised by Jiang Lin's answer, Jiang Lin's preference had been clearly reflected in the initial and re-examination.
"A lot, I like "Peerless Wyvern" and "Ghost Lost Heart" and the like." Jiang Lin said without thinking about it, these two movies are the annual blockbuster movies in this world, and the predecessor likes these two movies and has watched them many times, so he was ready to talk about these two movies with the examiners in the interview early in the morning.
"Oh, why?" Lin Heping asked.
"Actually, it's nothing, I just think it's very good-looking, it can make people enjoy the process of watching the movie, I think for a commercial film, this is very important, a good commercial film must fully mobilize the audience's feelings" Jiang Lin then combined the lines and scenes of the two movies and talked eloquently.
Remembering all the pictures and lines of a movie, this is obviously not something that an ordinary person will do and can do, in the eyes of the examiners, Jiang Lin seems to be an avid movie lover, not only Lin Heping is very satisfied with this, but the other examiners and teachers are also smiling.
The Department of Literature of the Film Academy is not quite the same as the drama, film and television literature major of ordinary comprehensive universities, it is too specialized and too professional, and after four years of study, if you don't love movies, the more you learn, the more boring you feel.
In addition, there are many difficulties and obstacles on the road to career development in the screenwriting industry, and the most typical difficulty is that the scripts written are always rejected by investors and producers for a long time, and if they do not have a strong will, they are often unable to persevere.
After Lin Heping, other examiners and teachers also joined the ranks of the questioning, looking more and more satisfied, unlike many candidates, Jiang Lin not only has a lot of attention to social life, but also has extremely mature thinking and opinions.
"Okay, okay, that's it." Wang Jinsong's expression of satisfaction was undisguised: "Jiang Lin, you are a liberal arts student, how many points do you expect to be able to score in the college entrance examination?" ”
"600 points should be fine." Jiang Lin said confidently.
With more than 600 points in the liberal arts exam, all the examiners widened their eyes, obviously quite unbelievable, such a result can already be admitted to a famous university in the domestic comprehensive category, although in a certain way, Yenching Film Academy is not inferior to Mizuki University and Yenching University, but in terms of extensive influence, Yenching Film Academy is still far from Mizuki University and Yenching University.
"Okay, very good, Jiang Lin, which department of which school did you apply for in terms of art examination?" Wang Jinsong said eagerly that among all the candidates who applied for the Department of Literature this time, Jiang Lin is undoubtedly a very eye-catching one, perhaps in terms of artistic sense, basic writing ability and writing, he is not the best one, but his attention to life, thinking and understanding and judgment of the future development trend of the domestic film industry are second to none among all candidates, not to mention that his cultural achievements are so excellent, such outstanding candidates should certainly not be missed.
"No, my goal is only Yenching Film Academy, if I can't pass the exam this year, I will take the exam again next year, if I can't pass the exam next year, I will take the exam again the year after tomorrow." Jianglin cut the railway.
"The little guy is interesting, but you don't need to be a sycophant, prepare for a physical examination, as long as there is no problem with your cultural class grades, our literature department will accept you." Wang Jinsong said with a smile.
After that, Jiang Lin was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, teachers, I will do my best to do my best to get a good score in the cultural class." ”
"Well, come on!" Wang Jinsong nodded with a smile.
"Yay!" As soon as he walked out of the examination room, Jiang Lin no longer suppressed the excitement in his heart, clenched his fists excitedly, and after more than two months of crazy preparations, wasn't this moment what he was waiting for?