The next day, rehearsals officially began.
The character Zhao Wenlei played by Chang Yun is a very neurotic man.
He is sneaky, talkative, and easily frightened. Due to years of insomnia, his complexion is sallow and his eyes are black. When he first appeared, his hands were shaking.
Shen Tingyan pointed out that Chang Yun's biggest problem is that "the reaction in the performance is too deliberate."
He just stood there with his arms folded, watching Chang Yun and Xue Xiao's play, and from time to time he would open his lips and say: "Stop it."
"Take a little more."
"Take more."
It wasn't until Chang Yun had reduced his intensity to one-tenth of the original strength that Shen Tingyan stopped speaking.
Shen Tingyan's guidance method is very rational. He doesn't waste too much words. He directly tells you how to act if you can solve the problem with skills. When you need to further understand the characters and the story, he also directly tells you what to do to gain a deeper understanding.
Xue Xiao obediently let Shen Tingyan manipulate him, and followed the guidance to perform forward bends.
Midway through, Shen Tingyan interrupted the two of them and said to Chang Yun: "The rhythm of your performance here is always wrong."
The entire story, which lasts for more than ten minutes, is all driven by their "dialogue", which is a great test of the actors' acting skills.
Or perhaps it was because, at this moment, Xue Xiao was right in front of him, and this little guy could act peacefully and do what he loved most without being disturbed by any annoying things.
Shen Tingyan suggested: "If you are not sure how you feel, try to develop this habit for a short time by yourself. It does not take long to form a habit, seven days is enough."
Chang Yun was a little annoyed because he couldn't perform this place correctly several times in rehearsals.
He lifted Xue Xiao's arm up and began to teach him some movements to relax his body before performing. He whispered: "From now on, I will do this set of movements before the start of rehearsal every day, and wait until my body reaches the most relaxed state before starting. "
Xue Xiao nodded quickly: "Okay."
Shen Tingyan: "..."
Xue Xiao started working seriously.
"meeting!"
Shen Tingyan leaned his back against the podium, stood casually, and just looked at him.
After relaxing your arms, relax your neck.
However, this is definitely not what this little light bulb would want.
In the plot pointed out by Shen Tingyan, Zhao Wenlei looked diagonally behind Zheng Nian as he spoke. At that moment, a very frightened look appeared on his face.
"The body is too stiff when changing status." Shen Tingyan put down the script and walked around behind Xue Xiao.
Shen Tingyan twitched the corners of his lips.
On the contrary, because they learn how to perform more appropriately as quickly as possible, the students will progress very quickly, and may even suddenly become enlightened during this high-speed learning, and the rehearsal efficiency of the entire group will also be greatly improved.
Maybe it's because the scene at the moment is so beautiful.
"good!"
She moved her palms in front of Xue Xiao and picked him up. Shen Tingyan seemed to calmly say to the other four students in the classroom: "You can try this set of actions before acting in the future. Relaxing your body will be helpful for your performance." benefit."
Xue Xiao straightened up, his cheeks turned red due to accelerated blood circulation. He turned around, opened his beautiful and bright almond eyes, and asked curiously: "... Is there anything else?"
He took a step back, folded his hands across his chest, and said, "The physical education teachers at school should have taught some warm-up exercises before, right? Was there a body rotation game?"
"Zhao Wenlei is vigilant and sensitive [gǎn]. From the day he discovered that something was wrong with his world, he has been nervously 'observing his surroundings'. This move was deliberate for him at first, but it changed later. It becomes a habit and a conditioned reflex of the body.”
His whole body tensed up, he tightened his grip, retracted his gaze, lowered his voice and said with a slight tremor: "'It' is behind you now... just ten meters diagonally behind you!"
The two characters played by Xue Xiao and Chang Yun were sitting at a table by the window of the cafe and talking to each other throughout the whole process.
In other corners of the classroom, each student is focusing on their own role and story, and no one is paying attention to them for the time being.
His body is very flexible and surprisingly soft, and his fingertips can easily touch the ground.
Once the character's habits become the actor's habits, they will naturally feel less awkward when acting.
The way the story is presented in this play is very special.
Shen Tingyan pressed his lower back neither gently nor hard, his eyes lingering on the young man's neck and the lovely tips of his hair hanging down for a moment, his Adam's apple rolling slightly.
Of course, when you gain more and more acting experience in the future, you won’t need to work so hard to grasp the details when playing this kind of character again.
For a moment, Shen Tingyan was a little distracted.
Let alone protecting a man, he had never thought about such a thing in the past.
Shen Tingyan calmly pointed out: "Zhao Wenlei looked in that direction inadvertently, but you acted more like he knew there was something there in advance."
Chang Yun quickly said: "Okay!"
Shen Tingyan rarely wants to protect someone.
There is also Zheng Nian played by Xue Xiao.
This teaching method will not turn actors into "giant babies" who cannot think for themselves.
But now, he is so ridiculous that he even wants to put Xue Xiao into the greenhouse to nourish him like a flower.
After relaxing your neck, relax your waist.
He forced himself to focus on the present.
Xue Xiao moved his body seriously and heard Shen Ting say: "The role of Zheng Nian is very special. While playing him, you have to take care of the other three invisible characters. The biographies of the characters have already been written. The other three characters Have you written everything?”
Xue Xiao was stunned for a moment, stopped, and said: "No... I only wrote about Zheng Nian."
After being reminded by Shen Tingyan, Xue Xiao suddenly realized, yes, he should have written biographies of the other three characters as well!
So far in rehearsals, Shen Tingyan has not pointed out too many problems with him, but Xue Xiao himself has been having a hard time acting.
He simply thought that the character Zheng Nian was too difficult to interpret, but if he thought about it carefully, didn't a large part of the crux of the problem lie in the other three invisible people in this story
Shen Tingyan would mention this matter, and he must have noticed it...
Xue Xiao said seriously: "I'll write it when I get back tonight!"
"Well, straighten out the story lines and timelines of Zheng Nian and those three people," Shen Tingyan said sideways, "Do you think there are any other problems?"
Xue Xiao was moving and thinking, and hesitantly said: "I'm still a little bit unsure about the depression of the character Zheng Nian."
Unlike the severely depressed patient played by Gu Ling in the play "Spring Garden", Zheng Nian's problem is not just depression.
His inner world is a mass of mud, very dark and muddy, but the side he shows to the outside world is very innocent and innocent. The extreme contrast squeezes this character to the most nervous state.
Xue Xiao was able to control this character well through careful control, but if he wanted to control it more freely, he was a little confused.
Xue Xiao straightened up, took a breath, and hesitated: "I was thinking..."
He subconsciously held his right wrist.
Zheng Nian once engaged in self-mutilation, and his wrists still have scars that were cut one after another over the years.
When he cut his own wrists again and again, his spiritual world also experienced abnormal changes. Those changes created the dramatic conflict point of this play.
From yesterday to now, Xue Xiao stared at his wrist several times, trying to imagine Zheng Nian's mental state when he self-harmed, but he still couldn't imagine it, so he was thinking whether he could try to get closer to the character...
Shen Tingyan noticed his action and instantly realized what he was thinking. His expression changed and he suddenly became cold: "Do you want to imitate Zheng Nian and give yourself a few stabs on the wrist?"
Xue Xiao also knew that this was a bit excessive, but—
After hesitating for a moment, he said: "I think I'll just give it a try. I'm sensible and can't really harm myself."
He spoke the second half of the sentence carefully, looking at Shen Tingyan.
Shen Tingyan stared at him: "Measurement? If you still feel that it's not enough, what are you going to do? Go a little deeper. As long as there is no real problem, it's all measured."
"From the time you started trying to understand characters in this way, your sense of propriety has been disintegrating step by step." Xue Xiao pursed his lips, and he frowned, not because he was stubborn, but because he was suddenly confused.
He plucked up the courage and asked: "...but sometimes in order to perform well, actors have to make some sacrifices, don't they? Some actors will drink alcohol every day for a month before filming starts, in order to play an alcoholic well, and some actors will In order to gain or lose weight to be closer to the character, when I was preparing for the role of "Spring Garden", I went hungry for the role of Lu Yu, but you didn't say anything, Teacher Shen."
Shen Tingyan: "Is starvation the same as self-mutilation?"
Xue Xiao: "... Gaining or losing weight is also harmful to the body!"
The quarrel between the two people slowly attracted the attention of the other four students. They stopped and looked over.
Shen Tingyan's cold face was very scary, and the four students were a little frightened. However, Xue Xiao had the courage to continue the quarrel, as if he had automatically put on the "Shen Tingyan cold face filter".
He said: "...in order to make the play more realistic, don't some actors ask the other party to really hit them?"
Shen Tingyan: "Have you ever seen someone ask a co-star to actually stab him?"
Xue Xiao: "...Can stabbing someone and hitting someone be the same?"
Shen Tingyan: "You also know the difference? So can self-mutilation and weight loss be the same?"
Xue Xiao: "..."
Xue Xiao suddenly got into the horn. He felt that he could completely control the force just by scratching his wrist. But when Shen Tingyan said this, he seemed to suddenly wake up.
Shen Tingyan said solemnly: "In the past, there were actors who ruined their lives while preparing for a play and could only lie in bed for the rest of their lives. His original intention was the same as yours, to understand and get close to the characters. Do you think this kind of person doesn’t think he has any sense of proportion in the first place?”
Xue Xiao shut up.
"It's not impossible to make some sacrifices in order to get closer to the character, but this kind of 'appropriateness' does not depend on the degree to which you do something, but on knowing which attempts you can make and which ones you cannot."
Seeing Xue Xiao gradually showing an annoyed look, Shen Ting paused and softened his tone.
"It's not a bad thing for actors to work hard for acting, but they can't have a bottom line."
"If you still can't tell the difference between the two, then ask the director. The director will tell you whether he needs you to do that level."
"So, although your thoughts are very unreasonable, it's good that you asked this question today," Shen Tingyan explained in a low voice, "I was not scolding you just now."
Xue Xiao quickly said: "...I know."
The two of them looked at each other silently, while the four students behind them did not dare to breathe a word and were frightened.
Is this the end of the quarrel? Not finished arguing
Shen Tingyan opened his lips again and said: "... As for the question you just mentioned, you can go to the Internet to find some relevant picture information. Don't underestimate the impact of the picture. Bystanders of many violent incidents and accidents need psychological Counseling can help you recover, so even when searching for relevant information, you must be careful.”
At this point, Shen Tingyan suddenly turned to Chang Yun, who was as quiet as a chicken and said, "Chang Yun, after you and Xue Xiao rehearse these days, come with me to the empty classroom next to you and talk for ten minutes each."
Performing such a psychologically impactful play can easily cause problems for the actor's personal psychological state.
He wanted to make sure that the two of them didn't get sick after the play.
Chang Yun was furious: "Oh... ok!"
After finishing speaking, Shen Tingyan lowered his head to look at Xue Xiao.
The young man seems to be much calmer now. He is taking notes carefully on the script with a very serious face.
Probably because he fully realized how stupid his idea just now was, there was still a trace of regret on his face.
Shen Tingyan's tone became even gentler: "... Do you have any questions?"
Xue Xiao stopped writing, was silent for two seconds, nodded and said: "Yes."
Shen Tingyan asked patiently: "What is it?"
Xue Xiao raised his eyes and said abruptly: "Teacher Shen, you haven't smiled much lately."
The four students behind them suddenly took a breath.
Shen Ting hesitated.
He didn't expect Xue Xiao to say this suddenly.
Xue Xiao has actually been concerned about it for several days.
It is true that Shen Tingyan was not a smiling person in the past. When he appeared in public, the man's face always had no expression.
He is said to be the flower of the high mountains, of course because he feels cold enough.
But before, Shen Tingyan always laughed in front of Xue Xiao.
Xue Xiao was not used to Shen Tingyan like this. He felt that the change happened after the third round.
It was obvious that he made people happy at that time, but Shen Tingyan was still very weird after that.
He put down his pen, pursed his lips, and asked softly: "Teacher Shen, is there anything I can do?"
What can we do to make this man happy again
Shen Tingyan looked at him with complicated eyes.
Everyone else stared at them both in deathly silence.
Is Teacher Shen in a bad mood? Have it? How did Xue Xiao figure it out? How dare he ask? Oh man of God!
After a while, Shen Tingyan closed his eyes and laughed.
He admitted that he had been in a bad mood due to the continuous incidents in the past few days, but he always thought that after the night of the third round, the little light bulb would no longer notice.
He thought he was hiding it well.
Unexpectedly, this guy could see clearly.
How can I make him happy
It was the first time Shen Tingyan heard someone ask him such a question.
He slowly opened his eyes and thought funnyly, only this little light bulb could ask such a question.
It's amazing.
As if someone had untied the rope unexpectedly, the heavy sand accumulated in the balloon instantly flowed out from the inflatable port, completely leaking out.
The whole person suddenly relaxed.
Shen Tingyan suddenly decided to learn from this little guy's style and be more honest.
He raised his hand and covered his collar.
Xue Xiao realized that Shen Tingyan wanted to "whisper", so he quickly covered his lapel and moved closer.
Then, he heard the man in front of him say in a voice so soft that only the two of them could hear: "Xue Xiao, I am very happy now."
Xue Xiao was stunned.
Now
Shen Ting said: "I mean, when you care about me."
Xue Xiao was stunned.
that's all? Is this enough
Shen Tingyan: "But if you want to make me happier, there are some things you can do."
Xue Xiao came back to his senses and quickly asked: "What is it?"
He pricked up his ears, never expecting that what Shen Tingyan said softly would be -
"Take care of yourself, protect yourself, and live healthy and happy every day."
Xue Xiao was stunned again.
At this moment, the color of Shen Tingyan's narrow eyes was so deep that it made his heart tremble slightly.
The voice that was always full of coldness was also tainted with a softness that no one else could see.
"If you have any problems or difficulties, just tell the people around you that you can come to me at any time. Don't keep your worries to yourself, Xue Xiao, as long as you live happily-"
"I'm happy, do you understand?"
(End of chapter)