Wang Ling suspected that this script might have been written by Super Chen or a relative of Super Chen's family … even the scapegoat setting had been perfectly incorporated into the plot, which was simply too realistic.
An exam was required to issue an actor's certificate, and the examiner would set the exam questions. Hero Guo had pulled Wang Ling in through his connections, and the topic had already been decided long ago. Wang Ling was in the second batch of six people. As for the content of the performance, it was very simple: they had to act as a person with facial paralysis who couldn't laugh. The examiner would tell them a joke, and they would pass as long as they didn't laugh.
Wang Ling felt that this exam question was simply tailor-made for him, and wasn't difficult at all.
After the first batch of six people entered, the examiner announced the exam questions for the first batch.
The content of their performance was: The scene of a typhoon passing by …
The first person played the role of a tree. He raised his arm and let out a whooshing sound. Then, he fell to the ground.
The second, third, fourth and fifth people all imitated each other, and the examiner in charge of the assessment was disappointed. It was one thing for the first person to act like this, but in the end, everyone else had to imitate it, which was meaningless. Acting was an art in itself, and diversity was what mattered.
Just as the examiner was sighing, the examiners' gazes fell on the last person. This person was a fatty who seemed to weigh more than one hundred and sixty jin. He stood there motionless like a mountain.
Examiner: "Sir, what are you acting as?"
The fatty replied, "I'm acting as Shanghai Fortress."
Examiner: "… Pass!"
Wang Ling and Hero Guo: "…"
It was finally Wang Ling's turn in the second batch, and he entered the exam hall with the other five candidates.
He looked at the age of the people next to him; they probably weren't much younger than him, and all had very young faces. It wasn't easy to make a living these days.
More than sixty percent of young people nowadays liked to become live streamers, and in order to gain popularity, they would resort to almost anything. Being an actor might be a little hard, but at least it was an industry that relied on ability to make a living. Acting skills could be honed over a long period of time, and if one day you were chosen by a director, you might have a chance to turn things around. It was hard, but it was much better than those who used tricks to attract attention.
"Next, I'll tell you a joke, but I hope you can keep your composure and not laugh. This is the assessment requirement for your batch. As long as you don't laugh, you will pass, "the chief examiner said.
"Then, examiner, do you know how to laugh?" At this moment, a young man who was not afraid of death asked.
"Smile? Of course not. We're professionals. No matter how funny it is, we won't laugh … unless we can't help it. " The examiner glanced at them and began telling a joke from the book. "Once upon a time, there was a temple, and in the temple, there was a foolish monk … Hahahaha …"
"…"
The examiner was laughing so hard that he was rocking back and forth, directly falling down from his chair. The other judges couldn't help but frown when they saw this.
"Isn't this Old Chen acting a little too much …"
"Yeah, a little bit. However, his acting skills were indeed good. It was no wonder that he could become a judge. Look, Old Chen's twitching is so realistic. His entire body is trembling. I don't think anyone here can tremble as evenly as Old Chen, right? "
"I've seen Old Chen's joke before. It's not funny. For Old Chen to be able to put on such a good performance in front of everyone, it goes to show his superb acting skills! "
"Look … Old Chen seems to be foaming at the mouth …"
"He's even foaming at the mouth, how wonderful! And did you see that? He can actually roll his eyes! It's really the details! "
"It really is the details. He even thought about rolling his eyes. But there's still one thing I don't understand. "
"What?"
"Rolling his eyes isn't hard to act, but what's with the red veins in his eyes … how did he do it?"
"Not good … Old Chen isn't acting! He's really laughing! And he's about to pass out from laughing! "
As soon as the examiners said this, the second batch of examinees finally couldn't hold it in anymore and roared with laughter. The examiner had told them not to laugh when he had given them the exam question, but in the end, they had passed out from laughing on the spot … was there a funnier joke than this …
Thus, Wang Ling was the only expressionless one among the six people in the second batch.
This really couldn't be blamed on the second batch of examinees, because the other examinees who were still waiting in line outside the exam venue also burst out laughing at this little episode. Some of them laughed so hard that they had to squat down on the ground and hold their stomachs.
Wang Ling was the only one whose expression didn't change in the slightest.
It could only be said that the legendary poker face really lived up to his reputation … Hero Guo was touched by Wang Ling's composure. Sure enough, his decision to recommend Wang Ling was the right one!
…
Thus, ten minutes later, the examiners gave Wang Ling an actor's certificate from the second batch of examinees, and he was the only one who had obtained an actor's certificate from the second batch of examinees.
When the certificate was issued, one of the examiners gave Wang Ling an admiring look. "Student, you're too awesome. Us examiners are about to pass out from laughing, but you're actually not the least bit affected."
"He's like this at school too." Hero Guo put his arm around Wang Ling's shoulder and couldn't help feeling proud.
"So this kid is your classmate!" The examiner was amused. He didn't know Wang Ling, but he knew Hero Guo. Many of the directors on the set were his uncles. Thus, Hero Guo didn't lack pocket money. As long as he didn't have any money, he would come here to act. Sometimes, he could earn a few hundred yuan by lying down for a day.
This time, it could be said that Hero Guo was lucky. It just so happened that a big online movie about No. 60 High was going to be shot at this film base, and Hero Guo had been introduced to the crew to play a minor role. This supporting role didn't have many lines; it was just three sentences in total. But it was already very impressive for a minor role to have three sentences … and most importantly, he would be in front of the camera! Hero Guo imagined that if he took this opportunity to debut, wouldn't that be wonderful?
When that time came, he would be the second Lu Xufan! The second Wu Yuanxi!
"Let's go, Wang Ling, I'll take you to the set." Full of excitement, Dopey Guo finally took Wang Ling to the set of Odd Zhuo's Descent of the Devil's Child.
This was Wang Ling's first time on set, and the on-site director was directing the filming in a very enchanting pose.
"Actor!"
"Lights!"
“ACTION！”
…
Hero Guo led Wang Ling around. At a time like this, the biggest taboo was for unrelated personnel to walk around. A lot of new actors would accidentally walk into the camera, and their painstakingly shot would go to waste.
But Dopey Guo was already a wily old fox, and he knew the situation very well. When he brought Wang Ling to the executive director, the latter looked him up and down. "Is this the classmate you were talking about?"
"That's right, uncle!" Dopey Guo nodded.
"Not bad, he looks pretty good." The executive director nodded.
"Then which scene will my classmate be in?"
"Let him try in the next scene. There's a fight scene where your classmate just lies on the ground," the executive director said.
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