Acting on a whim and a prayer

Performing arts colleges nationwide have been inundated with applications from wannabe stars, but fame and fortune may be harder to attain than they think. Du Juan reports.

People will always have dreams, even though only a few of them will ever realize their secret goals.

Nowadays, an increasing number of young people in China are choosing to apply to performing arts schools in the hope of becoming famous, no matter how slim the chances of success may be.