As the capital of China, the city has concentrated many excellent resources.`
One of them is educational resources.
Five of the ten best universities in China are in the capital, and the top-ranked and second-ranked universities are the city’s signature.
These are only comprehensive schools, there are also some highly specialized schools, and the same is true.
For example, schools related to film, television and opera, China National Theater and Beijing Film Academy, are the authorities in the industry, while Shanghai Film Academy is inferior in comparison, let alone the second- and third-rate acting disciplines in comprehensive universities.
If you carefully read through the people who have been active in Chinese film and television in the past 20 years, you will know that more than 80% are from the above-mentioned locked schools, especially behind the scenes.
Therefore, the three schools are a dream-like place for male and female students who want to be stars.
Every year during the art exam, thousands of beauties and handsome men appear inside and outside these three schools. The scenes are so spectacular. Xiao Qi has watched relevant videos when he was abroad. It is indeed a feast for the eyes.
, I feel that Chinese people are really good-looking.
In addition to these art exams, some important activities every year are also hosted by these big-name schools in the industry.
For example, the annual opera talent selection competition is the highlight of the Chinese Opera held in June every year.
Because there are really too few young people studying opera now. Even if there are some, they usually go to film and television-related industries after graduation. Even if they become martial arts students, they are not willing to stay in this industry that no one cares about.
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Therefore, in the past few years, China National Theater came up with an idea. Since we do not have many resources, but there are tens of thousands of students in opera schools and majors across the country, we should select some from this group of people.
It is also a good thing for elites to come and enrich our Chinese opera team and cultivate talents for the National Center for the Performing Arts, Peking Opera Performance Theater and other country's signature performance venues in the future.`
As soon as their decision came out, it really aroused the interest of many school teachers and students.
Yes, the opera industry is in a very sluggish state. Anyone can see how low the opera channel’s ratings are.
But opera is the quintessence of China. It cannot be lost just like that.
Therefore, led by direct funding from the Ministry of Culture, several large theaters and theaters were built in Tianjin specifically for Peking Opera and other opera performances.
The ticket price is not expensive, but not many people come. Apart from entertaining foreign guests and letting them have a look, the rest is basically just making money at a loss.
But the opera actors who go there do not suffer a disadvantage. The salary and benefits there are very good, enough to live a relatively comfortable life. Then when they are forty or fifty years old, they can go out directly from here and return to their hometown or provincial capital city.
School teaching is also an elite talent that is eagerly sought after. You can be sure that you will have enough food and clothing!
It's just that these places don't need many people. They only add about 100 people a year. In the past two years, such theaters have also begun to be built in the East. But the effect will be discussed later.
Then there is the Chinese Opera itself. The talents cultivated by their opera academy are not said to be snatched up everywhere. But after graduation, they become their professional performers and form a team to tour various countries. It is also very profitable. One year
Including various subsidies, the amount is at least 10,000 to 20,000 yuan.
These teams need more people. There are at least 200 places every year. And with the rise of China, more and more people like Chinese culture. There is still a queue for such team performances. I heard that
There will be more places in the future.
For these places, there are almost thousands of opera school students participating in the competition every year. Although we know that the admission rate is not high, and even fewer will stay after going to school, but for a bright future, there are still countless
Young men and women rushed to squeeze the single-plank bridge.`
Cheng Yunyan and other outstanding students from the Opera Department of Shuchuan University were brought to the capital by their teachers under this background.
Although they know that with the Fairy Company's performance, these students have no worries for the time being, but what about the future? Who can guarantee that the Fairy Company can always support the art of opera so generously?
Even if the Fairy Company is willing to do this, wouldn't it make the Fairy Company feel that the money spent is more worthwhile if Cheng Yunyan and other good students go to China Opera to further their studies and then perform after graduation?
As for Cheng Yunyan, she also has her own ideas.
It's true that she likes Xiao Qi, but she still has a big sense of inferiority in her heart, because she is a poor girl with nothing. Although she is prettier, Xiao Qi's wives are all beautiful, and she is not that good-looking.
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Therefore, in order to attract Xiao Qi even more, Cheng Yunyan thought that she should take the exam herself. If she could study in the Chinese Opera for a few years and gain more talents, it would be easier for Xiao Qi to like her when she returns to Chengdu.
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Therefore, when she started to prepare in April, she trained hard and rehearsed so hard that she had no free time all day long.
During this period, Xiao Qi was busy with earthquake relief and getting his wife pregnant. Except for Cheng Yunyan occasionally calling Xiao Qi to talk about her recent situation, the two of them didn't have much contact.
Teachers from various schools pay for their own expenses when taking students to the capital, so the school usually bears most of the burden, while the students spend some money on their own food.
In the past, Cheng Yunyan would have refused without even thinking because she had no money.
Even if she had money, she would not spend it on this, but on the expenses of the orphanage.
That is to say, Xiao Qi is now responsible for the daily expenses of the orphanage, and she has earned a lot of money by performing in the Fairy Company, so she spends a little three to five thousand as the cost of taking the exam this time, which is still acceptable.
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Before coming here, Cheng Yunyan had inquired about whether she could get a scholarship if she was admitted to the Chinese Opera Department.
It's not enough to just pass the exam, nor is it enough to get a general scholarship. She must get a first-class scholarship, full tuition and enough room and board to cover her daily expenses, so that she can study in Beijing, otherwise she will definitely have to go back.
This lovely girl sounds really stingy, but she is so stingy and yet so cute.
There are many schools participating in the competition and selection in the capital. This time, there are at least more than 60 schools with more than 2,000 students. If the assessment is conducted in one place, there will definitely be too little time.
Therefore, the Chinese Opera divided the competition areas into eight, and the venue was chosen in the auditorium of primary and secondary schools that were already on summer vacation.
In the preliminary round, each student will perform two pieces to determine the promotion list for the semi-finals.
Opera performance is not as simple as singing and dancing. The determination of basic skills cannot be decided in three to five minutes. Usually a student's performance time will be about half an hour, so even if it is divided into eight competition areas, it seems very
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The drama department of Sichuan University is located in a primary school in Haiding District. As the best student this time, Cheng Yunyan was the last to appear.
As soon as she appeared on the stage, she attracted the attention of five Chinese opera teachers. After performing a literary opera and a martial arts opera, in addition to the students, teachers and idle staff watching, it was rare that three teachers stood up and applauded her.
The experienced local school teachers who were watching from the sidelines were all astonished. These Chinese opera teachers were all very high-minded, but they rarely praised a student so much.
Not surprisingly, Cheng Yunyan got the highest score in this division and entered the first round of the semi-finals.
After being eliminated in the preliminary rounds, there were more than 1,200 people left in the first round of the semi-finals, which was directly reduced by half.
Among the more than 2,000 students, less than 300 students will be selected to enter the Chinese Opera for further studies. Although the selection ratio is one-eighth, this number is quite large, because there are more than 500 corresponding second-year students in the Chinese Opera.
Where are the students!
Well, these students are all outstanding students in the local area. Of course they can't study for just one year, so they usually go to the second year of the Chinese Opera Department. If they are particularly outstanding, they go directly to the third year.
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Of course, regardless of whether they are in second or third grade, it is very good for these students. Compared with local schools, the Chinese Opera has a bigger brand name!
The Opera Department of Sichuan University did well this time. It brought 38 students and 30 of them successfully entered the semi-finals. This is the best result so far. Especially Cheng Yunyan, who was greatly praised by the teacher who was assessed. If
There was no big surprise. Cheng Yunyan was admitted to the third year of Chinese Opera Department.
So after returning to the hotel where we stayed, the teachers paid for a rare treat and invited everyone to have a meal at a restaurant not far away.
But before I even left the house, a Chinese opera teacher who had taken the assessment came to my door.
This teacher is called Wang Zhengzhang. He is in his forties. He wears glasses, is slightly chubby and always smiles. He is a senior teacher in the Department of Chinese Opera and Opera. However, he is not responsible for teaching, but for arranging performances.
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"Hey, are you all here?" Wang Zhengzhang happened to meet them going out and said with a smile, "What, are you going out to eat?"
"Yes, we are going to eat at the Xinfu Restaurant next door to celebrate the success of the preliminary round." Teacher Ren Jiejin, who is leading the team, said with a smile, "You happen to be here too, so let's go have a meal together?"
"Okay!" Wang Zhengzhang nodded without thinking too much, "Then I'll take advantage of it and eat and drink for a while!"
"Haha, look at what you said, it's our honor that you are willing to honor us! This way!" Seeing him giving face, Ren Qingjin felt reassured, thinking that he would order two more dishes later, and
He has made good connections, and this time, future students who come to China Theater will have an acquaintance to help them with things! (To be continued.)