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on september 10, shanghai theatre academy held an opening ceremony for the class of 2024.

as a new doctoral student, actor lin gengxin appeared at the opening ceremony. on social media, many netizens posted that they "ran into lin gengxin, my senior."

pictures circulated online showed him sitting in the audience, wearing a t-shirt with "shanghai theatre academy" printed on it and the school badge.

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according to a previous report by jiupai news, on june 12, the shanghai theatre academy admissions website announced the "2024 shanghai theatre academy doctoral candidates admission list". lin gengxin ranked second with a total score of 277.05 points and was admitted to the drama and film performance creation major.

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it is worth noting that yang jianping, who ranked first on the admission list with a total score of 278.15, is actually the real name of actor yang haoyu.

at the opening ceremony on september 10, yang haoyu spoke as a representative of the freshmen and called himself the "oldest freshman". he also recalled the scene when he took the exam for the shanghai theatre academy.

"during the exam, a voice in the examination room said to me, 'examiner, please come this way.' i said, 'i am a candidate.' then a pair of incredulous eyes looked at me. i looked at him awkwardly but politely. the air froze, and countless words swirled in my mind to resolve this shyness and embarrassment. the last six words i blurted out were 'live and learn.'"

yang haoyu's opening speech drew laughter from the audience. he continued, "standing here today, i am more certain that i still need to continue learning."

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public information shows that yang haoyu was born on september 25, 1974, and is an undergraduate student of the performance department of shanghai theatre academy in 1997. as the "oldest freshman", he is about to celebrate his 50th birthday.

yang haoyu has rich acting experience, including dramas, movies, tv series, etc. he has participated in "dragon gate escort", "fanghua", "the wandering earth", "snow swordsman", etc. on april 1, 2023, the science fiction comedy film "cosmic exploration editorial department" starring him was released.

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in addition, wang yang, a 1998 graduate of the performance department of shanghai theatre academy, spoke as an alumni representative. he encouraged the students that "everyone's flowering period is different" and compared the four years of college to the packing stage before hiking: the more you pack, the farther you can go.

wang yang, formerly known as wang yang, was born on march 13, 1978 in harbin, heilongjiang province. he is a chinese mainland film and television actor and drama actor. in 2002, he was admitted to the beijing people's art theater and starred in many dramas such as "li bai" and "tea house". in 2019, wang yang received widespread attention for his role as teng zijing in "celebrating yu nian".