Chapter 50 Sweeping All Before Them to Achieve Their Wish

Not many days later, Liu Yifei received the notification for the second round of callbacks at the Beijing Film Academy.

Moreover, Liu Yifei entered the second round of callbacks as the top scorer of the preliminary examination.

On the day of the callbacks, Liu Yifei arrived at the Beijing Film Academy once again.

This time, only Chen Siyuan accompanied Liu Yifei to the academy for the callbacks.

Chen Zehan had been summoned back to the Baiyun Taoist Temple by the old master.

"Dad, actually I could have come by myself."

Liu Yifei hugged Chen Siyuan's arm, her smile radiant and charming.

"That won't do. Dad has to be the very first to share in your joy!"

"Mm-hmm, I'll do my best! I definitely won't let Dad down!"

Liu Yifei raised her small fist and punched the air twice.

"All right, go on in!"

Chen Siyuan walked with Liu Yifei all the way to the school gates before stopping.

Liu Yifei walked confidently through the gates of the Beijing Film Academy.

As soon as she stepped inside, she spotted Jiang Yiyan, who was looking around expectantly.

"Jiang Yan!"

"茜茜 (Xixi)!"

The two young girls embraced each other.

Both were thrilled; after all, meeting here at this moment meant they had both made it into the second round of callbacks.

"They posted the preliminary score rankings over there. Do you want to go take a look?"

Jiang Yiyan pointed toward the notice board not far away and asked Liu Yifei.

"Forget it, with so many people, let's not go squeeze through the crowd."

Looking at the dense crowd gathered in front of the notice board, Liu Yifei lost her courage.

"It's fine even if we don't look. You were the top scorer of the preliminaries anyway."

Jiang Yiyan smiled.

"How do you know?"

Liu Yifei asked in surprise. Although she herself knew she had achieved first place in the preliminaries, Jiang Yiyan shouldn't have known about it.

"I heard others talking about it. Everyone is trying to figure out who this sacred deity named Liu Yifei is, to have actually gotten first place in the preliminaries."

Jiang Yiyan covered her mouth and giggled, feeling the joy of watching the unfolding drama with detached amusement.

A trace of small pride appeared on Liu Yifei's face; after all, Liu Yifei was only fifteen years old at this time.

"Did you see the others?"

Liu Yifei looked around.

The "others" she mentioned were naturally the other four members of their group.

"I haven't seen them yet, but it should be fine."

When placed in the same group as extraordinary people, some cower in fear and end up sighing in despair that they were born in the wrong era.

Yet others manage to rise to the challenge, capitalizing on the momentum, and at the very least securing a share of the spoils.

Jiang Yiyan considered everyone in their group to be part of this second category of people.

And the result turned out just as she expected—all six companions gathered together!

They had all advanced to the second round of callbacks.

"Xixi, is there anything special we need to pay attention to for the callbacks?"

As soon as Jiang Yiyan spoke, the rest of them pricked up their ears.

Liu Yifei blinked. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought she had inside information.

"There isn't really anything particularly special to look out for. They mostly test lines, vocal performance, physical form, personal talents, and solo sketches."

"And you all should have prepared for these items, right?"

The others all nodded. These subjects were mandatory for the art exams, so naturally, they had prepared.

"Then there's no problem at all. We can definitely do this!"

Liu Yifei happily revealed her gumline in a bright smile.

The group of them headed to the examination hall together to wait for the callbacks to begin.

From Liu Yifei's perspective, the art exams at the Beijing Film Academy were not very difficult, but that was because of her exceptional talent and thorough preparation.

In reality, the art exams at the Beijing Film Academy, as well as those at the Central Academy of Drama and the Shanghai Theatre Academy, were exceptionally brutal.

Every year, several thousand candidates applied for the Beijing Film Academy. During the initial screening of application details, a wave of applicants would be immediately cut.

Then, the first preliminary round would eliminate a massive number of people.

For instance, in 2002, only a few hundred people entered the second round of callbacks for the Beijing Film Academy's performance class.

As for those who made it to the third and final trial, there were fewer than 100.

Ultimately, only 30 students were admitted by the Beijing Film Academy.

The chief examiner for the second round of callbacks was still Professor Wang Jinsong.

"Student Liu Yifei, we meet again!"

When Wang Jinsong saw Liu Yifei, his mood instantly brightened.

Some people possessed a future so brilliant it could be seen at a single glance.

"Hello, Professor Wang!"

Liu Yifei obediently gave a polite bow.

"Have you prepared everything?"

"Yes, I've been practicing consistently lately."

"Then let's begin."

When you hold someone in high regard, every single aspect of them appears dazzling.

That was precisely how Wang Jinsong viewed Liu Yifei at this moment.

Whether it was her line delivery, vocal tone, or physical form, every trait was commendable and impressive.

Liu Yifei's special talent, sword dancing, was even more breathtaking.

"Student Liu Yifei, other people enter this profession relying on the heavens for a bite to eat, but you have the heavens chasing after you to spoon-feed you!"

After watching Liu Yifei's presentation, Wang Jinsong could not help blurting out this blunt praise.

"Thank you for the compliment, Professor Wang."

Hearing Wang Jinsong's praise, Liu Yifei was immensely delighted.

"Alright, go back and wait for the third trial."

Since Liu Yifei was the only candidate in the examination room at that moment, Wang Jinsong gave her a direct and reassuring verdict.

"Thank you, Professor Wang! Goodbye, Professor Wang!"

Liu Yifei stepped outside the examination room, and Jiang Yiyan and the others immediately crowded around her.

"Xixi, how did it go?"

"It went pretty well. Professor Wang told me to go back and wait for the notification."

Fearing it might affect the others, Liu Yifei refrained from directly saying she had passed.

"You definitely have nothing to worry about. We're the ones who need to work hard!"

Jiang Yiyan seemed to have sensed something from her words.

"You all can definitely do it too!"

Liu Yifei cheered everyone on.

"Xixi, since you're done with your exam, you should head back. Don't keep your uncle waiting too long."

Liu Yifei hesitated for a moment.

"We'll probably take a while longer. You don't need to wait for us. If we're lucky, we'll get to spend four years together!"

"Alright then, I won't wait for you girls. Good luck!"

Hearing this, Liu Yifei stopped insisting. After wishing everyone well once more, she left ahead of time.

History, however, remained unchanged.

In the end, only 80 people advanced to the third trial.

Liu Yifei remained unshakably the top scorer of the second round of callbacks.

For the final third trial, the habitual idler Chen Siyuan, Liu Xiaoli who had just returned from Moscow, and Chen Zehan who had returned from the Baiyun Taoist Temple—the entire family accompanied Liu Yifei to the Beijing Film Academy.

On this day, quite a few candidates were accompanied by their entire families.

After all, this was the final hurdle. Once past this barrier, they would essentially be students of the Beijing Film Academy.

"Xixi, just stay relaxed. You'll definitely be fine."

Chen Siyuan gave Liu Yifei a hug, cheering up his precious daughter.

"Dad, don't worry! I won't let you down."

Liu Yifei was equally full of confidence.

"Go for it, Sister!"

Chen Zehan also raised his small hand and gave Liu Yifei a high-five.

"Go on, we await your triumphant return!"

Liu Xiaoli straightened Liu Yifei's hair and then gently nudged her forward.

Liu Yifei brandished her fist and walked confidently through the gates of the Beijing Film Academy.

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The final outcome of the third trial held no surprises whatsoever.

The 2002 performance class of the Beijing Film Academy admitted a total of 30 students.

The top scorer of the preliminary, secondary, and final trials was, without exception, Liu Yifei.

Aside from Liu Yifei, the final list of 30 students included Jiang Yiyan, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, Lu Fangsheng, and others.