On Monday, they took the English exam. Based on their scores, the students would be divided into three levels—advanced, intermediate, and beginner—for classes.
After the exam, the Cinematography Class held a class meeting in their classroom.
By the time Wang Yan and the others returned after having a cigarette outside, most of the class had arrived.
Wang Yan looked over the seating. Zhong Bai was sitting with Li Shuci, while Lin Luoxue was sitting with Gu Yixin. With no chance to chat idly, Wang Yan sat beside Bi Shisan, who was alone in the front row.
Once everyone had arrived, Ye Jiping, who had long been standing at the front, said, "How did everyone do on the English placement test?"
The students, who had never been particularly good at studying, naturally began complaining. Yu Hao drawled in a whiny tone, "The questions were too hard. Really, really hard."
"It wasn't that they were hard." Ye Jiping waved a hand, speaking nothing but the truth. "It's that the students in our photography class aren't good at studying to begin with. No matter what test you took, you'd think it was hard."
Everyone was somewhat dissatisfied with that, but no one said anything. It was the truth, after all. They hadn't been called the bad apples for only a day or two, so their ability to accept it was pretty decent.
Xiao Haiyang complained that the questions were difficult and said he had ended up in the beginner class again.
Ye Jiping said, "But the placement test questions are the same every year."
Xiao Haiyang's eyes widened in astonishment. "No way?"
The next moment, the classroom erupted in laughter...
After all that laughter and noise, Ye Jiping said, "All right, let's get down to business. After twenty days of military training together,