On the day of the competition, all students started doing makeup at six in the morning, and entered the giant theater one after another at seven-thirty.
—The auditorium is surrounded on both sides and packed with people, just like a concert venue.
This feeling of being in the spotlight can't help but make people more nervous.
The four star-studded instructors sat down at the instructor's table, the special commentators took their seats, and the whole place was lively and noisy.
Xue Xiao sat in the student seat, stretching his neck and trying to look around.
He received the seat number from Zhang Chengyu last night. Unfortunately, the auditorium was dark at the moment and he couldn't find anyone there, so he had no choice but to give up.
His eyes glanced at Shen Tingyan, who was sitting lazily on the instructor's table.
Xue Xiao stared at him silently for a while, and when the other party returned his gaze, he was instantly charged, and then he curled his lips and looked back.
At eight o'clock sharp, Jiang Quan took the stage on time.
The order of playing was still determined by the draw last night, and Xue Xiao and his group were ranked fifth.
In this way, it will be difficult for tutors to compete for more people.
There was an indiscernible look on the man's face.
Directly eliminate fifteen people
"Among the remaining sixteen students, the mentors will be able to issue invitation cards according to their own wishes. This time, each mentor only has four invitation cards, and each mentor has priority for the students he currently has. "
Lao Gao's intentions may be good, in order to retain as many students as possible under the constraints of the rules, but in this way...
This kind of special rule is not uncommon in competitive shows.
"In this round of competition, we will still use on-site audience voting and invitation cards issued by instructors to select the qualified students!"
Xue Xiao glanced at the instructor's seat again.
The tutors of each group have priority for the students in the group - this rule may be born to enhance the efficiency of invitation cards in disguise, to avoid all the tutors giving cards to the same student like the previous round, and among them Three cards are wasted.
In the third round of competition, the length of the play has increased, and the clearing time and preparation time between one group and another are lengthened, so the fifth group is almost the first in the afternoon performance.
When the screen lights up again, the show officially begins.
Forget it, don’t think about it, no matter what, the current goal is to advance to the next round.
At this time, even the atmosphere at the instructor's table began to become tense.
"Welcome to the stage of Superstars!"
Fengwei immediately understood: "Is it the resurrection card?"
Su Shijin, Guan Ruoying, and Feng Wei instantly showed thoughtful expressions.
Shen Tingyan stared, while Xue Xiao was stunned.
Su Shijin rolled her eyes: "If Director Feng is good enough, I will be good enough too."
"Stars" is exactly that soft science fiction story about reincarnation and family love.
Dou Mingjian plays a fool - a fool who was born stupid and worked hard to reach the age of forty-five.
"The difference from the last round is," he paused and said an explosive sentence, "this time, the fifteen students will be eliminated first after the audience votes."
Xue Xiao let out a small breath.
Xue Xiao concentrated.
Chang Yun plays the boyfriend of the first girl. He is very wary of fools and often warns his girlfriend not to have any contact with fools again.
"In this round of competition, after all the groups have performed, we will add up the scores of the students guided by each instructor to calculate the average score. To the instructor ranked first, we will issue a special rights card. "
This rule is even more surprising, and even the instructors don't seem to know it beforehand.
The student bench erupted in exclamations, and Xue Xiao was also a little surprised.
Feng Wei laughed and said: "Teacher Su now has students from other groups that he likes? Will the four invitation cards be enough by then?"
After speaking the opening remarks and introducing the special guests as usual, Jiang Quan began to read out the rules of this round of competition.
The whole place was in an uproar.
Xue Xiao curled up his hands.
The first group to perform today was the play one directed by Shen Tingyan, and it was also the play in which Dou Mingjian and Chang Yun both participated, "Stars".
Two men and two women stood under the stars, looking up at the vast night sky. The figures were small, the night sky was vast, and a sense of oppression and suffocation emerged from the depths of their souls.
Su Shijin joked: "Then if I like a student from another group, do I have to ask the instructor to give me a chance?"
"That is to say - when this instructor sends an invitation card to a student in his current group, the student cannot refuse and must join the group. The other instructors cannot issue cards to this student anymore."
The students in Su Shijin's group immediately became uneasy.
After the etiquette lady handed the invitation cards to the four instructors, Jiang Quan showed a mysterious smile: "There is also a special rule, which I will reveal to everyone in advance."
The first girl is the daughter of the manager of the breakfast shop downstairs of the fool, a kind-hearted girl who is the only one willing to be friends with the fool.
This round, they were a bit wasted and couldn't afford the card.
The big screen came down, and a gorgeous promotional poster appeared in front of everyone.
Jiang Quan left in suspense and said with a smile: "Let's wait until the time comes to reveal it. Next, let's invite today's first group to come on stage -"
The second girl is the best friend of the first girl.
The original work uses a science fiction setting to tell the story of the relationship between people. The time of a kind girl will stop on a certain night. She is destined to die on this night, but a fool can predict the future.
He didn't understand anything, the only thing he knew was that he didn't want this girl to die, so he tried his best to save the girl and die on her behalf, but he didn't expect that this was the beginning of an infinite reincarnation...
As long as the girl doesn't die, it seems that time can't go on.
All of them will be trapped under the stars.
Xue Xiao had a strange feeling.
He suddenly discovered that Shen Tingyan's personal directing style was particularly distinctive.
I had actually noticed it in the last round, but this time the feeling was particularly obvious!
The original style of the film "Stars" is actually very youthful and lively. Although it turns to a sad tone in the end, it is still full of a dreamy, warm and positive feeling overall.
The original work was often interspersed with some comic storyboards. This style was very popular with children, so at that time adults in the theater often brought their children to watch it.
But the show being presented on the big screen at this time is obviously still the same story, and the same lines are obviously still there, but the shots are different, the atmosphere is different, and the narrative rhythm is also different!
The story style has become cold, depressing, and depressing.
The "family relationship" between the fool and the girl turned into a rope. It was pulled hard, as if it would be broken at any time due to the torture of endless reincarnation, but it was always tightly connected by a thread.
Hysterical, crazy and thick, absurd and sad.
Xue Xiao opened his eyes wide and looked in disbelief.
It wasn't until this moment that he truly understood why Shen Tingyan wanted to turn behind the scenes.
This man's desire to "create stories" is too strong.
He has an ambition to shape the story, and his powerful shaping ability is enough for him to realize his ambition.
—This play was easily crafted by Shen Tingyan into a shocking look.
Not only that, Shen Ting's ability to teach actors is also very good.
In the last round of the competition, the four groups of students he guided had the highest promotion rate among all the instructor groups.
In this round of competition, Xue Xiao can clearly feel that the acting skills of Chang Yun and Dou Mingjian have reached a new level.
Especially Chang Yun, he has improved a lot!
In just ten minutes of play, all the audience watched with rapt attention, their hearts were up and down, and they didn't even come back to their senses when it ended.
It wasn't until the four actors returned to the stage that applause erupted.
"Holy crap, this group of actors and actresses are completely like two movies from the original..."
"That's awesome. Teacher Shen might as well become a director!"
"I got goosebumps."
Xue Xiao's heart was pounding. He looked at the instructor's seat in a daze. The man was sitting calmly. It was obvious that Dou Mingjian and Chang Yun's performances today did not disappoint him, and they certainly did not perform beyond their normal capabilities.
It means normal and stable output.
This man's work style has always been rational and calm, which will naturally affect his students.
Feng Wei slowed down and glanced meaningfully at Shen Tingyan: "Teacher Shen has something special. The style of this play looks cold. Both the camera and the narrative rhythm give people the feeling of being impersonal at all, but The emotions shown by the characters are very strong.”
This extreme contrast is very crazy, and it feels like it was taken by a "madman".
Su Shijin also watched with great interest just now. She said: "It seems that the repertoire selected by the program team in the last round tied Teacher Shen's hands and feet? This time I can choose the repertoire by myself, and my personal style is suddenly improved."
Guan Ruoying asked in surprise: "Teacher Shen really doesn't want to change his career to become a director?"
The whole crowd laughed.
Shen Tingyan said lazily: "Don't judge me, you should just criticize the actors."
Of course actors also need to be reviewed.
The four actors performed very well this time, and everyone received a lot of praise.
After the comments, the whole audience voted. In that minute, not only the people on the stage were nervous, but the people in the audience were also nervous.
How many votes will they get
What would be the highest and what would be the lowest
A minute later, the answer came out—
The highest one is Dou Mingjian, who received a total of 1893 votes!
Xue Xiao and the others clapped excitedly.
So high! so high!
Dou Mingjian himself was also very surprised and bowed quickly: "Thank you everyone!"
The second place is female, with 1755 votes.
The third place is Chang Yun, with 1543 votes.
The fourth place is the second female with 988 votes.
Jin Xiaochen patted his chest in the back row and said, "I feel that Brother Chang should be stable." Jiang Lianlian whispered, "I also think that this group of them performed so well!"
Someone in the student room even said secretly: "I really want to go to Teacher Shen's group in the next round of competition... I always feel that their acting skills have really improved a lot..."
As the competition enters its later stages, the candidates in the minds of the instructors will become clearer and clearer, and so will the students.
However, as the game progresses, opportunities become increasingly rare and rare.
After Dou Mingjian and Chang Yun got off to a good start, Xue Xiaoben felt relieved.
However, there are always high and low rankings, competition is cruel, and it is impossible for all of them to successfully jump to high positions.
Although they have all improved a lot compared to before, even though they have tried their best to perform, but -
Jiang Lianlian played in the second group and received 996 votes.
Jin Xiaochen and Huang Xiaolin were both in Guan Ruoying's group this time. They played in the third group. The former got 1145 votes and the latter got 786 votes.
Huang Xiaolin smiled bitterly.
He is currently in last place.
Xue Xiao's face became tense again.
Zhao Dong and Gu Ling were both in Su Shijin's other group. The former performed steadily and got 1,798 votes, while the latter... only got 1,002 votes this time!
Xue Xiao was stunned.
When Gu Ling performed, it was not that he didn't feel the problem, but the 1,002 votes ranked him seventh from the bottom among the 16 students who had appeared on the stage, which was a very dangerous position.
If the distribution of votes in the afternoon half is similar to what it is now, there is even a certain chance that Gu Ling will be eliminated at this stage...
how so
At the instructor's table, Su Shijin's face was very calm, as if she had already expected this result.
The mid-morning recording ended and everyone was eating in the cafeteria.
They wanted to comfort Gu Ling, but Gu Ling himself was in a good mood and didn't seem to need comfort at all.
Xue Xiao was hesitant. Gu Ling saw it and when he returned to the theater, he took the initiative and said to him: "I want to ask how I acted like that?"
Xue Xiao didn't want to ask so directly...
The instructors didn't comment much on Gu Ling just now. He still didn't understand what Gu Ling's problem was.
If the repertoire just this time is not suitable, then maybe Gu Ling can return to his normal level next time.
But if there really was a problem with Gu Ling's performance, then... the problem inside might be very serious.
Xue Xiao was really worried.
Gu Ling looked at him with a warm look in his eyes.
"Didn't Teacher Guan say before that I am an instinctive actor? Once I choose a role that doesn't suit me well, it will be difficult to overcome obstacles. This time, she got it right."
He said calmly: "I tried to abandon the way of interpreting characters intuitively, but I still couldn't fully adapt to it, and it was uncomfortable to act. Rational thinking made me unable to feel the characters. If I have to face this situation in the future, then Acting doesn’t seem that interesting anymore.”
Xue Xiao was surprised.
"Don't be so surprised, not everyone who 'can' act is suitable for acting. It's good to have the opportunity to realize this."
Xue Xiao was silent for a moment and asked: "Then in the future..."
"Let's talk about it later," Gu Ling looked down at him, "At least I'm still on the show for now. I will try my best to stay for one more round... just stay for one more round."
*
Lao Gao knew that Zhang Chengyu was a relative and friend of Xue Xiao, so he specially opened the back door for him so that he could go backstage and hang out.
As soon as Zhang Chengyu entered the backstage, he bumped into Shen Tingyan first.
This man was smoking at the end of the deserted corridor. When he saw him, he seemed a little surprised, and then nodded to him lightly.
Zhang Chengyu was flattered.
When Xue Xiao found Zhang Chengyu, what he saw was the two men standing together with the window open and smoking.
Shen Tingyan turned around and saw Xue Xiao's worried face, frowned and said, "What's going on?"
"...I'm fine." Xue Xiao shook his head, a little listless. Zhang Chengyu's brows also wrinkled: "You're still saying you're fine when your face is so slumped like this? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xue Xiao slumped his shoulders and shook his head.
Shen Tingyan stared at him with some understanding, squinted his eyes and said, "Are you worried about your good friends?"
Xue Xiao pursed his lips.
"Xue Xiao, it is normal for competitions to be promoted and eliminated. They must have been mentally prepared for it." Seeing Xue Xiao's head lowered, Shen Ting paused and suddenly changed his tone. "...What's more, half of the people didn't play, so no one knows what the result will be."
"You are so depressed now, what will you do when you perform later?"
Xue Xiao has been staying in Nanhe Film and Television City for more than a year. Watching so many people coming and going, he has actually become accustomed to "there is no feast that lasts forever".
But every time at this time, I still feel melancholy.
Shen Tingyan smoked his cigarette and his voice softened: "Come here."
Xue Xiao dragged his feet and walked over slowly.
Shen Tingyan raised his hand and placed it on his head: "Play your own story first, you know?"
Xue Xiao fluttered his eyelashes and nodded slowly.
"This show is not everything to you. Although it is definitely better to stay as long as possible, even if you really leave the show, you can still reunite in other crews," Shen Tingyan said, "Xue Xiao, as long as you have the intention, you can also have a feast. Not scattered."
Xue Xiao trembled.
He raised his eyes and looked at this man with complicated emotions.
Then, he took a deep breath and nodded heavily: "Yes."
We all understand the truth, but sometimes our emotions need to be buffered.
And Shen Tingyan's words struck a chord in his heart, paving a place for him to settle down.
On the side, Zhang Chengyu was shocked again and watched the interaction between the two people as quietly as a chicken...
After that, Xue Xiao stayed for a while and was called away. Feng Wei wanted to check their makeup again.
He hastily left Zhang Chengyu "See you in the evening, Master" and turned to leave.
Zhang Chengyu smoked a cigarette and sighed: "I really didn't expect this kid to be so familiar with you, Teacher Shen."
He still finds it incredible.
Shen Tingyan smiled lightly and lit another cigarette.
His attitude was easy-going, and Zhang Chengyu became bolder and dared to chat a little: "He has a cheerful personality, but he is not the type who dares to get in front of others casually. I thought before, He might have been a little shy when he saw you on the show, so I’m really surprised to see you so close now.”
Shen Ting said: "He should have a lot of friends."
"Yes, but everyone is attracted to him. How should I put it? There is an attraction to this kid, and everyone likes to make friends with him."
Shen Tingyan agrees with this.
This little light bulb is like a little sun, and many people in the show like to hang around him.
He wanted to know more about Xue Xiao's past, which was why he called Zhang Chengyu over just now, so he casually started a conversation: "Have you known him for more than a year?"
Zhang Chengyu took advantage of the situation and started chatting: "Yes, he met me right after he went to Nanhe Film and Television City. We live upstairs and downstairs."
"At that time, he didn't understand anything and was so confused that he dared to come directly."
Shen Tingyan also smiled: "It's his style."
He could almost imagine the innocent and rampant look on that guy's face.
"And it was my first time to act in a play with a corpse. I told him that it was unlucky. He said he would get a red envelope for playing a corpse. I said it was only one yuan, and he said he just wanted to take it."
"Don't look at him blushing all the time. He is actually very thick-skinned. At that time, some people still laughed at him and studied how to act for a long time when he acted as a background board. Who cares, but he is not affected at all. He should learn Just study and study.”
"It's just like when he took a dollar red envelope, he didn't care what others thought of him."
"Some people poured cold water on him, saying that out of 10,000 extras, only one or two would come out on top in the end, so which round would they get? Hey, he thought why couldn't that person be him?"
"Some people think he is arrogant, but he actually doesn't like to deny himself easily. He has a really positive attitude. I have never seen anyone sunnier than him."
"So at that time, among our group of non-professional performers, he was also the fastest to be admitted as a special actor."
Zhang Chengyu talked a lot, and Shen Tingyan listened quietly.
How did Xue Xiao steal a lesson on the set? When he received a role with lines for the first time, he was so happy that he kept him in the scene until dawn. Although he was a little ashamed of being approved by the director, his attitude was very serious. Because he was too serious, other directors Later, he became even more favored...
One pile, one piece.
One can talk without getting tired, and the other can listen without getting tired.
"...I am already forty-five this year. I am not married and have no children. I actually treat him as my own child. I am really happy to see that he is making a difference now."
"—My career has improved, and my relationship has also settled."
Shen Tingyan originally lowered his eyes and smoked while listening. There was a soft color in his eyes that was not easily noticed by others.
Hearing the last sentence, his movements suddenly stopped.
Zhang Chengyu felt that what he said was not quite right, so he quickly corrected himself: "Haha, it's not like we have a solution. Anyway, at least this kid has finally figured it out, which is also a good thing."
"—Does he have someone he likes?"
The man next to him suddenly spoke, his voice was extremely hoarse.
Zhang Chengyu was slightly startled, his heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously turned his head.
At some point, Shen Tingyan was staring at him, and the cigarette in his hand was almost burned out without even noticing.
He asked slowly: "Did he tell you?"
Zhang Chengyu didn't understand why Shen Tingyan's attitude suddenly felt strange.
He hesitated and said: "... Well, he told me yesterday that he has a girl he likes, but he didn't tell me who she was."
I have a girl I like.
The hot soot fell silently on the fingers.
Shen Tingyan seemed to feel nothing.
(End of chapter)