I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 4 Is this still the son they knew?
"293 points!"

“Math 151 Chinese 112 English 30!”

"This is your son's final exam result!"

Su Wanyu slapped the report card on the table in the living room. Chen Xianqi pretended to pick it up and looked at it. He said with a stern face, "30 points. I can get more than that by stepping on it."

"Didn't you pay back more than 40 points last time?"

Chen Xianqi raised his head and looked at Chen Jin who was standing respectfully beside him, but Chen Jin did not answer him.

Because I heard the system's task completion prompt sound again.

But this mission is a bit strange.

【Task】: Spend more time with your parents. (To be completed)
【Please claim the reward】

"say something?"

Seeing that his son remained silent, Chen Xianqi raised his voice a little.

"Completing? What does that mean?"

Chen Jin frowned, but said helplessly: "This English test is harder than the last one!"

"You only got 30 points?"

"Dad, I'm telling you the truth. My luck was a little off this time. If I were luckier, I should have been able to get over 40!"

Anyone who has taken the English exam knows that luck is an absolutely important factor among students with low scores; if you are lucky, you can get 120 or even 50 points out of 60 points on a test paper.

But if you are unlucky, you might get more than 10 points.

Chen Jin scored 120 points, 20 of which he might have been able to answer, but the remaining 100 points were just guesswork.

If you guess more correctly, your score will be higher.

If you guess wrong, the latest mnemonics of "choose the shortest among three longs and one short, and the longest among three shorts and one long" are no longer useful. As for choosing only C and B, no points will be given when English examiners see them.

The version is also changing.

The metaphysics of pen spinning is even less reliable. The formula has become a truth that Chen Jin has verified to get the highest score.

"Listen, this is your son's English!"

"luck?"

Su Wanyu was so angry that she couldn't bear to watch. In fact, Chen Jin's grades, excluding English, were still very good.

And he is very good at science.

But who can blame Jiangnan for only getting three subjects in the college entrance examination? No matter how high the scores in physics and chemistry are, one can only get an A+ or A.

In the past, there were still some people who could get into college even if their total scores in five subjects were poor. But now, there are almost no such people.

You are weak in one of the following subjects: Chinese, math and English, so all junior colleges will wave goodbye to you.

This is also why, although Chen Jin's high school is a provincial key school and occasionally produces top students who are admitted to Peking University and Tsinghua University, there are still laggards like Chen Jin in the school.

If he could pass five subjects, he might be able to get into college.

"then what should we do?"

Chen Xianqi is also worried because his son is not good at English, and he knew this since his second year of high school.

He took a lot of extra classes, but he just couldn't learn. Or maybe this kid just wasn't interested in English.

He enjoys watching foreign language movies, but when it comes to memorizing words or learning grammar, he becomes completely bored.

"What should I do? I need to take extra classes!"

"The reason why I can't learn English is because I'm lazy and don't want to learn, there's no other reason!"

"Mom, I really want to take the art exam!"

Chen Jin suddenly interrupted: "Didn't you notice that my voice has changed a little?"

"what?!"

Su Wanyu was slightly stunned by this interruption.

Chen Xianqi, who was standing by, was thinking about it, his eyes slightly brightened: "It seems... there is a little change?"

"Right, doesn't it sound better?"

Chen Jin coughed, Chen Xianqi nodded, but Su Wanyu next to him frowned and said, "Is this the time to talk about this?" "Mom, how can the art exam not be a serious matter?"

"My voice has become better, right? I practice pronunciation by reading English words every day!"

Chen Jin looked at the system virtual panel in front of him. He had just received the reward on it.

Ding!
[Congratulations to the host, you have received a reward - dialogue skills! ]

【As a veteran actor, voice, stage, and acting are the four basics of acting, and lines are one of the most important skills of acting. 】

【Line dialogue skills】: Beginner (1/10).

……

Countless experiences of practicing lines were just transmitted into Chen Jin's brain.

So now he has a lot of experience with lines, speaking, etc.

This also made Chen Jin determined to take the art exam.

Before there was no system, he had been an extra for more than ten years; but now with the help of the system, his life will definitely be completely different.

The most important thing is, this damn system is called 'The Extras Counterattack and Become Veteran Actor'. If there is a system of the richest man or the top student, he will choose another major.

This old actor... has no choice at all!

"Sound?"

Su Wanyu also reacted at this time, as if she had heard something very funny: "You still make sounds? You can't even read English words coherently--"

"Mom, don't bully the poor young man!"

Chen Jin tried to use the vocal dialogue technique to interrupt Su Wanyu's words. His voice sounded very rhythmic and a bit magnetic.

Chen Xianqi next to him could clearly feel it and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Su Wanyu could actually sense it.

Seeing that the two people were indeed shocked by his move, Chen Jin's self-confidence came up: "Mom, things change over time, don't look down on young people who are poor!"

This sentence is also a classic line from a popular online serial novel "Fights Break Sphere".

Chen Jin said it out loud as he thought of it.

And just like reading poetry on TV, he used some techniques and methods.

So to Chen Xianqi's ears, there was indeed a certain level of quality in it.

Su Wanyu also frowned slightly. Although she didn't understand the professional aspects of dialogue broadcasting, she could still tell whether a voice was pleasant or unpleasant by just hearing it.

Chen Jin's words just now were indeed somewhat unexpected to her.

"Mom, I did a lot of preparation for the art exam!"

“For example, this vocalization!”

Chen Jin supported it with his hands while making a sound: "Did you hear that? This is called 'hanging the voice'. Actors and the Yue Opera actors you like to watch also use it frequently!"

“First, you need to accumulate energy, then use the space between your nose and tongue tip to breathe in naturally and gently, as if you were smelling a flower…”

Chen Jin took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, his voice becoming smoother: "Inhale fully, then sink the Qi into Dantian, slowly relax your chest and ribs, exhale slowly like a trickle of water, exhale evenly, and control the time as long as possible..."

"It's just the first step, also known as the 'deep breath, slow exhalation, controlled extension exercise!'

The reason why we have to do this when performing is that many lines need to be said in one breath, but a normal human breathing time is only 3-4 seconds, which is definitely not enough.

The lines in many movies may take more than ten seconds or even longer in one breath.

This requires lifting the throat to keep the breath in the lungs and exhale slowly.

These things, of course, were the rewards the system had just given him—some theoretical techniques for mastering lines.

In fact, in the future, when Chen Jin is a group actor, he will also practice every day.

But now, he spoke with his modified voice and used some dialogue techniques, which obviously caused a great shock to Su Wanyu and Chen Xianqi in front of him.

This... is this still the son they know?

Where did this guy learn vocal skills?

(End of this chapter)