During the rehearsal of the last scene, Haitangqiu was captured by the warlord. Jiang Se walked towards him slowly with a prop knife in her hand. She had a smile on her face but a look of madness in her eyes. Hu Jianwu was actually distracted and a little dazed at that time.
The sound of "thump thump" footsteps was heard, approaching Haitangqiu step by step. At this moment, Hu Jianwu felt creepy and began to struggle instinctively.
Jiang Se's eyes looked as if she really wanted to kill him. The knife in her hand was made of tin foil, which shone with a silvery luster under the light, reflecting her face. Although the rehearsal room was brightly lit, it gave Hu Jianwu a creepy feeling.
She said nothing, but as she approached him, her eyes widened, her teeth clenched, and her hands raised, with violent ups and downs!
"Ah!" At this moment Hu Jianwu knew that the knife in Jiang Se's hand was just a prop and would not really hurt him at all, but her eyes were right, and the atmosphere and feeling she created gave people a sense of reality as if they were there, which made Hu Jianwu scream out involuntarily.
He was so frightened that he instinctively pushed away the two drama actors who were holding him down and covered his face.
The tip of the knife scraped across the back of his hand, and a slight stinging sensation was infinitely magnified by Hu Jianwu in such an environment. He even felt the hairs on his back stand up.
It was not until Dong Chaoping called for a stop and Jiang Se stood up that Hu Jianwu, still feeling frightened, let the people next to him pull him up, sweating profusely:
"Xiao Jiang, you are too scary."
At that moment, everyone thought that Jiang Se was going to kill him immediately. There was a cold and numb look in her eyes, and a smile on her face that was a little excited. The hand holding the "knife" was eager to try, and there was no hesitation when she swung it down.
Hu Jianwu took his hand down, and there was still a red mark on the back of his hand caused by the paper knife. The mark was not deep, but he sucked in a breath of cold air, making a hissing sound, while rubbing it with his other hand.
"If the knife in your hand wasn't made of paper, you would have stabbed me."
This is much more ruthless than Liang Chunbo's attack.
The scene of "Begonia in Autumn" has been rehearsed many times. Hu Jianwu and Liang Chunbo have naturally rehearsed this scene. Compared with Jiang Se's performance, Liang Chunbo's ability to control the scene is naturally much stronger. He also performed the warlord's sophistication and indifference, and his actions were also measured. Although Hu Jianwu was always suppressed by his momentum during each rehearsal and did not perform very well, overall, it was much better than rehearsing with Jiang Se.
Her ability to control the situation is not as strong as Liang Chunbo's, and her performance of the warlord's cunning is not as good as Liang Chunbo's, but she performed that kind of viciousness even better than Liang Chunbo, and she dared to take action. This ruthlessness mixed with her expression and the atmosphere she created, left a much deeper impression than Liang Chunbo!
At first, Hu Jianwu thought that rehearsing with Jiang Se would be easier than with Liang Chunbo, but now, after being shocked, he felt that rehearsing with Jiang Se was more difficult.
He wiped the sweat off his face and was still looking at the marks on the back of his hand. There was a hint of displeasure in his joking words.
"Begonia in Autumn" is about to be released, and the troupe has been stepping up rehearsals recently.
Dong Chaoping was already a little unhappy that he was suppressed by Liang Chunbo's acting skills during normal practice. If the troupe had not been unable to find a male actor with both a good voice and appearance at the moment, Dong Chaoping might have intended to replace him.
Hu Jianwu usually works very hard during rehearsals, hoping to keep his position as the male lead. However, not only was he suppressed when acting opposite Liang Chunbo, but he was also frightened by Jiang Se during the rehearsal with her, and under the watchful eyes of people in the troupe, which inevitably made him angry.
Jiang Se put away the paper knife that had been deformed after he had just clenched it tightly, and said with a smile:
"Teacher Hu, I'm sorry. I was too immersed in the role just now. I'll call An Qi later and ask her to bring me a tube of ointment when she comes to pick me up. I'll treat you to a meal next time as an apology."
With her being so polite, Hu Jianwu naturally didn't know what to say. If he continued to argue in front of everyone, it would only be a loss of grace. In the end, he could only force a smile and said:
"That's not necessary."
As soon as he finished speaking, he rubbed his hands and returned to his seat, and Jiang Se also sat back in his previous seat.
Dong Chaoping's eyes lit up. Although Jiang Se didn't have a big role in the previous scene and the image of the warlord she played was not as sophisticated as Liang Chunbo's, Dong Chaoping could see that she was a promising talent.
At that moment, the courage and explosiveness she displayed were much better than many actors in the troupe, and she was completely relaxed, without any restraint. With a little training, she might even be able to become a pillar of the troupe and stand on her own in the future.
"Sese, have you ever thought about joining the troupe in the future?"
Dong Chaoping asked jokingly for a long time:
"You have a talent for acting. In that scene just now, I really thought that Kengo was your enemy. How much hatred must have been there when he stabbed you with that knife."
Liang Chunbo also nodded:
"Xiao Jiang performed well."
Jiang Se took a tissue and wiped his forehead. After hearing the compliments from Liang Chunbo and Dong Chaoping, he smiled and said:
"I can't compare with Mr. Liang. I don't grasp the role of the warlord as well as you do."
She wasn't being modest when she said this. She had only been in this industry for a short time, and Liang Chunbo was much older than her in terms of age.
When Liang Chunbo was born, he must have actually seen warlords, so when he acted, the domineering and ruffian spirit was natural without a trace of artificial acting.
Even the exaggerated movements in the stage play would not distract people from the play, but instead make people more immersed in it. Jiang Se was different. The scene she rehearsed was short, and her eyes and movements were on point. Also, because she scared Hu Jianwu, his expression invisibly added points to Jiang Se's performance.
"The warlord you played was more ruthless than strong, and had enough hatred, but it was too much."
Liang Chunbo and Jiang Se analyzed the role of the warlord. He was just embarrassed by the betrayal of the third concubine and Haitangqiu. He was so angry that he destroyed people's self-esteem and face. "In your performance, anger should be greater than hatred. You have to grasp the right degree."
Jiang Se took note of his words carefully and nodded slightly.
With Liang Chunbo's guidance, Jiang Se naturally became more comfortable with the role of the warlord. Liang Chunbo found that she really listened to what he said. Later, when rehearsing the scene where the warlord ordered the killing of the matchmaker, Jiang Se's performance made Liang Chunbo a little happy. Her tone and expression remained exaggerated, but she kept most of the anger and hatred that was revealed in her eyes, which undoubtedly made the role of the warlord better than before. (To be continued)