Chapter 3: To the Oak Tree
Song Lei recited a prose poem titled "Warm Sun in Winter", written by Liu Xingyong, a famous essayist and modern poet.
This is obviously a work carefully selected by Song Lei. It is not popular, so it will naturally not conflict with other candidates, but it is not the kind of niche and unpopular work that no one knows about. After all, its author is Liu Xingyong.
Song Lei's recitation is full of emotion and tension, and coupled with her swaying body, it can be said that the appeal of her lines is fully displayed.
Even a layman can easily see the gap between her and the previous candidates!
The TV station's reporter couldn't help but say to the photographer, "Song Lei's first place win is a foregone conclusion. Take good pictures of this; it'll all be great material."
The photographer nodded in agreement. Up to now, he didn't think that any candidate's overall performance could match Song Lei's. Some candidates might even be more beautiful than Song Lei, but they just didn't give people the same aura and spirituality as Song Lei.
Song Lei's recitation time has far exceeded that of other candidates. It is obvious that this is the examiners' preference for her, and they also intend to set an example for the following candidates to learn from.
However, this approach has put even greater pressure on the candidates after Song Lei. Some of them have turned pale. There is no way around it; the gap is simply too big.
Gu Qingge still seemed very relaxed. She had just communicated with the system to see how it would evaluate Song Lei's line quality. The system's evaluation was very strict.
Song Lei's dialogue skills have not yet reached the entry level, it can only be said to be close to it.
This evaluation from the system made Gu Qingge feel more relaxed. After all, she was now equipped with an entry-level dialogue skill card. She really didn't want to discourage other candidates. She just wanted to complete the side challenge task of "Becoming famous in the art exam."
As the examiners asked Song Lei to stop reciting and praised her generously, Gu Qingge, who was ranked behind Song Lei, received many sympathetic glances.
Song Lei performed so well in the previous match, what should the next one do?
Perhaps only Zhu Xingyi, who came from the same place and the same school as Gu Qingge, would secretly gloat over his misfortune.
Zhu Xingyi and Gu Qingge are both students from Handong Senior High School in Jiangnan Province. They are also classmates, but their relationship is very bad. The reason is naturally that Gu Qingge is more beautiful than Zhu Xingyi, and Zhu Xingyi is naturally jealous.
Of course, Gu Qingge now hopes that there will be more jealous people like Zhu Xingyi...
Then there was campus gossip saying that Zhu Xingyi had clearly expressed her affection for the top student Chen Xiao, but Chen Xiao flatly rejected her because his secret crush was Gu Qingge.
In short, all of this made Zhu Xingyi feel disgusted with Gu Qingge.
Anyway, Zhu Xingyi, who was also present at the scene but whose exam number was at the back, felt relieved. She was just waiting to see Gu Qingge make a fool of himself.
As far as Zhu Xingyi knew, Gu Qingge had no talent at all, and his academic performance was mediocre. It could be said that he was useless except for his face. But she, Zhu Xingyi, at least sang well and could be a KTV microphone master.
The original Gu Qingge's personality was even vague, without any characteristics or edges.
At this time, Gu Qingge, who wore a simple ponytail and completely exposed her forehead, finally walked to the center of the examination room. She walked lightly with a relaxed smile on her face, as if what she was about to take part in was not the cruel preliminary art exam, but a simple little game.
There's no way around it. Gu Qingge, who has already mastered entry-level dialogue skills, is just so confident.
The five examiners present were still in a very energetic state because of Song Lei. However, when they saw Gu Qingge's appearance, even though they were used to seeing all kinds of handsome men and beautiful women, they couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
Just based on this face, the girl's figure can get full marks!
Not to mention, the girl's figure is also perfect, it can be said to be extremely symmetrical. If she learns to dance with such a figure, how wonderful and moving will her dance be?
Song Lei had finished the exam and was about to leave the examination room. When she happened to look back and saw Gu Qingge in the middle of the examination room, she couldn't help but stop.
Song Lei wanted to see what this girl, who was capable of using her beauty to commit crimes, would say next in her lines.
Like the previous candidates, Gu Qingge bowed to the five examiners and then introduced herself gracefully: "Hello, teachers. I am candidate No. 11, Gu Qingge. I come from..."
Her self-introduction, which was without any nervousness or stage fright, had already impressed the examiners, while the other candidates were a little bit unbelieving, because the confident aura displayed by Gu Qingge was no less than that of Song Lei before!
“The line I chose to recite was the modern poem ‘To the Oak Tree.’”
There was an examiner named Ge Haoxin. He was a professor at Huayi, a senior in the drama world, and had a deep literary accomplishment. But now, he showed a hint of doubt.
This was of course because Ge Haoxin had never heard of "To the Oak". He couldn't help but complain that the work chosen by this candidate with such an outstanding figure was too niche and obscure.
It’s not that niche and unpopular works are bad, but the creative level of works that are too niche is definitely so-so, which will definitely affect the performance of the candidate’s lines.
After Gu Qingge appeared and introduced himself, Ge Haoxin developed a liking for such a promising young talent. He really hoped that Gu Qingge could perform better.
Ge Haoxin even considered that if the work Gu Qingge recited was too mediocre, then he could just let her say a few words. Anyway, she would definitely pass the preliminary exam, and no art university would reject such a good seedling.
After Gu Qingge had prepared his emotions, his entry-level dialogue skills were activated——
"To the Oak
If I love you——
It is not like the climbing trumpet creeper,
Show off yourself with your high branches;
If I love you——
Never learn from the infatuated bird,
Repeating monotonous songs for the green shade;
Nor is it merely like a spring,
Bringing cool comfort all year round;
It's not just like a dangerous peak,
Increase your height and highlight your majesty.
Even daylight.
Even spring rain.
No, that's not enough!
I must be a kapok tree near you,
Standing with you in the image of a tree.
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Not only do I love your tall and strong body,
I also love the place where you stand, the land beneath your feet."
After Gu Qingge started reciting "To the Oak Tree", no examiner asked her to stop. They even sat upright with their eyes shining!
Is this level of dialogue really something a senior high school student who hasn't even entered college can deliver?
The most important thing is that this student is unknown and has not yet entered the entertainment industry!
The five examiners gave Gu Qingge more time to perform than the previous star candidate Song Lei...
Gu Qingge recited "To the Oak Tree" fluently and emotionally.
Ge Haoxin was already doubting his own literary accomplishments. Why had he never heard of such an excellent modern poem as "To the Oak Tree"?!
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