It's all his fault for being an artist!

Chapter 19: Exhilarating, Urban Legends Come True, Ordinary Friends

When grading the art entrance exam, all the exam papers are arranged one by one in the order they were collected, by exam room.

Regardless of the art studio, teachers who have been training students for the art college entrance exam for many years will teach various techniques before the exam to make the first impression of the painting stronger than the competition, thus gaining an advantage in the initial round of ranking.

A sketch with a clear contrast of shadows, even if the details are not great, is still better than works that are relatively well-defined but look darker overall.

When arranged side by side, the former is more likely to be assigned to a higher-end category, giving it a natural advantage.

Almost all test takers are familiar with this scoring criterion.

therefore.

A very small number of individuals with ulterior motives, instead of improving their own skills, resort to unscrupulous tricks and schemes to drag down random victims, attempting to gain an advantage in the tiered process.

It's hard to trace who first came up with this method; they must be absolutely wicked to the core!

Those who follow suit, like the girl Cheng Wang exposed, are definitely not good people either!

Hoping to get away with something underhanded, they might manage to escape unscathed.

Even after leaving the campus, many similar injustices still exist in society.

Cheng Wang had no say in it and was too lazy to care.

Aside from talking about Yu Guan's situation, he can indeed help her regardless of whether she is close to him or not.

I've known this brat for over ten years; he's got potential.

The most fundamental and primary reason—

Cheng Wang was very unhappy about such despicable behavior.

Oh shit.

Now that I've been reborn, am I supposed to just suppress my feelings, turn a blind eye, and say "Yes" to bad behavior?

She can't even take revenge, she's afraid of even a treacherous coward. When she encounters rivals while making money, can she still convince herself that she can handle everything?

I can't stand even a little bit.

Anyway, after exposing her, Cheng Wang felt incredibly relieved!

As for behaviors that directly affect the exam papers of other candidates, if they are used as typical examples, can they be elevated to the legal level?

Without any past life examples to refer to, Cheng Wang truly has no idea.

Faced with someone who is both stupid and wicked, and who will most likely have no further connection with you after leaving the exam room.

I was just being polite to her; it was purely for comedic effect.

In that small examination room, this girl must have known other candidates.

Most of their peers are not yet corrupted by the environment, are relatively simple-minded, and are willing to join Cheng Wang's righteous denunciation team.

However, there were also opportunists with unfriendly expressions or filled with worry, who stared at him with almost hostile eyes and complicated feelings.

It's hard to say whether the girl who was in the same art studio as the one who cheated, or even the one who gave her the advice, was among them who luckily escaped being exposed.

After all, they weren't caught red-handed.

From Cheng Wang's own perspective, these examination venues are at most not on the same side, lacking direct conflict or threat, so let them do whatever they want, but it would be best to learn from their mistakes.

If you're planning to act impulsively, lose big to a thief, and become a hero to stand up for a beauty—

Cheng Wang didn't mind having a competition between "students".

Don't say it's bullying!

After the morning exams ended, except for the girl who was reported by Cheng Wang, the students left the classroom without stopping and made the most of the lunch break.

The students who came out of the classroom early met up with their friends from their respective art studios in the corridor.

Not surprisingly.

This scene that unfolded during the sketching exam will be disseminated in many ways, through artistic processing, leaving a significant mark on the history of Shanghai's art entrance exams.

In the coming years, younger art students will likely spread the word in various art college entrance exam QQ groups about what that unnamed boy did in Shanghai on December 23, 2013, and how it was so satisfying.

"I'll tell you something incredibly outrageous, it just happened in our classroom!"

"Oh? How exaggerated is it?"

"A moron tried to use carbon powder to ruin someone else's exam paper, but a guy stepped in and took her down on the spot."

"Playing this so cool, damn it, why am I not in your exam room?"

"..."

"I saw a message in the group that there was a girl in one of the exam rooms who was caught cheating, and there was a big argument."

"What's all the commotion about? Is the person who cheated refusing to admit it?"

"This is just a rumor, and I can't guarantee it, but I heard the whistleblower was a guy, and he was really aggressive. He snatched the girl's sketch and tore it to shreds!"

"Impossible, right? Would the proctor allow something like that to happen? But just thinking about it makes me feel better. Sigh, I only dare to daydream about this. If it happened in real life, I probably wouldn't even be able to explain myself."

"Hopefully that guy won't be affected; we need to shut those scoundrels up!"

"..."

The person involved stated: ???

Is this just spreading misinformation?

As expected, we should not underestimate the eagerness of college entrance exam takers to turn on their phones as they leave the exam hall!

Cheng Wang never expected that after his rebirth...

His first achievement was not his outstanding performance in the joint entrance exam and college entrance exam, nor did he make a lot of money through commissioned works. Instead, he became a new generation of "urban legend" among art students.

He was not an ordinary art student; he was a meritorious art student, an art student who had been elevated to a divine status.

Black Myth: Cheng Wang, Activate?

I just stepped out of the classroom.

The story had already been told in a rather absurd way, and when it reached Cheng Wang's ears, he didn't even have a good chance to fully clarify it himself.

Oh well, it's fine too.

What if it inspires more brave young people!

The girl was left alone in the classroom.

The school leadership and her parents have probably already received the news.

Cheng Wang guessed that the girl was obviously not the kind of art student with a strong background.

Because before leaving.

He could vaguely hear a crying sound coming from behind him, a sound that started with zero frames and had no pre-cast animation.

"Teacher, please let me explain, it's not like that..."

Are tears really that effective?

If tears work so well, what's the point of exam rules?

Cheng Wang utterly despised this.

Yu Guan looked back with a worried expression.

Seeing that they were unable to get accurate results from the closed wooden classroom door.

He hesitated before asking, "Brother Cheng, what do you think will happen to her?"

"Who knows how it will be classified? At the very least, they might disqualify you from the exam. Whether you'll end up in jail, we don't know."

Yu Guan, looking increasingly fussy and troubled, exclaimed, "Oh? It's that serious!"

Cheng Wang stopped and glanced sideways.

"She goes to jail, you fail your exam. Which do you choose?"

When asked about Yu Guan, she answered without hesitation: "She's in jail."

"That's incredible! How about it, is that enough for you to call me 'Brother Cheng'?"

"father."

"Awesome."

"Damn, the more I think about it, the more I realize you're right! If things had gone badly, I might not even have been able to go to college." Talking about Yu Guan's life-saving grace, what's wrong with calling him "Dad"?

Cheng Wang raised his arm and put his arm around Tan Yuguan's shoulder, teasingly saying, "Oh, my good son, call out to me a few more times."

"Dad, why don't you come home for lunch? It's your choice, it's on me!"

"Not bad. Are you that filial to your own father?"

"My old man, he and I start arguing as soon as we meet."

Cheng Wang was amused by him, then, remembering something, added:

"Add one more person."

"No problem, who is it?"

A bright light suddenly appeared in front of them.

The bright yellow color was eye-catching, pushing and shoving through the crowded masses, coming against the flow.

I witnessed firsthand the appalling behavior in the examination room. Despite their lack of ability, they tried to use crooked methods and take shortcuts.

This only serves to highlight just how flawless and precious Mu Ziling is, as she is currently struggling to make her way through the city and can rank so high solely based on her own artistic talent.

Even among girls, the difference between them is greater than the difference between a human and a dog.

"Chengwang, how did your exam go?"

Their eyes met across the distance, and Mu Ziling stood on tiptoe, raising her hand to wave.

The voice didn't sound right; it was drowned out by the crowd, and only a vague outline could be heard.

Expectations and trust, however, emanated from that small voice and soared over everyone's heads.

"Isn't that Mu Ziling from the principal's class? Who is she talking to?"

"Here comes the person you asked about."

"Huh?" Tan Yuguan's eyes widened in surprise.

"When did you two become so close? Before, when you saw her, didn't you always act all aloof and cold? Seriously, tell me honestly, what's your relationship?!"

Cheng Wang gave a half-smile and casually shrugged: "Just ordinary friends."