In midsummer, cicadas chirp outside the window.
The air conditioning in the classroom was on, but not very strong. I started sweating after moving a little.
This teacher's rehearsal method is not to let the actors read the script together, but to take out each character one by one.
He said to Jin Xiaochen, "Li Xueming, come first and recite the lines."
"Ah... Oh." Jin Xiaochen was a little nervous. He didn't expect that he would be the first one to take the exam.
After finding his first line, he recited: "'Whatever, what should we do? Go down and clean up'—"
As soon as the first sentence was uttered, Fan Xue and the other two who were sitting by the wall started laughing implicitly.
Xue Xiao and Zhao Dong looked up, but before they could say anything, the teacher frowned and criticized them: "You are reciting? Is this how you are going to speak on stage?"
Jin Xiaochen is an amateur after all. Although he has an interest in acting, he has no experience.
After finding it, he stared at it, and Xue Xiao said in a very calm and gentle tone: "Xiao Jin, no matter how well you recite the lines, first of all, don't lower your voice, understand?"
His face flushed and he became visibly more nervous.
"Do it again!" the teacher said sternly.
This speed was not the Sichuan Opera face-changing, but in an instant, his entire temperament changed greatly.
Xue Xiao suddenly said, "Teacher, how about I read the supporting actor's lines? This is Xiao Jin's first time after all, I'll help him get the feel for it."
"Reading loudly and reading quietly give completely different feelings," Xue Xiao saw Jin Xiaochen wiping the sweat off his forehead and knew that he was adjusting his state. He said, "Don't be nervous. What the teacher said is actually right. The program team will not select students without any standards. If they choose you, they must have seen the potential in you. You can do well."
The three people who were sitting against the wall not far away, drinking water and flipping through the script did not notice that Xue Xiao entered the role very quickly.
Sweat broke out on Jin Xiaochen's forehead. He pursed his lips and nodded.
Zhao Dong, who was watching, was stunned for a moment, and the teacher was also stunned.
Jin Xiaochen's breathing became rapid, and his Adam's apple rolled: "I, I'll do it again!"
After saying the last word, the expression on Xue Xiao's face changed.
The teacher glanced at Xue Xiao with a serious look, seeming a little displeased with his interruption, but in order not to waste time, he nodded impatiently and signaled with his chin that they should start over quickly.
Of course he knew that reading lines now was not like reading textbooks when he was a student. It had to have the tone and the characteristics of the characters. But thinking about it in the mind was one thing and reading it out loud was another.
The teacher put down the script, took a deep breath and said, "I know you are an amateur, but the production team wouldn't pick someone who doesn't know how to act to be on this show, right? How did you pass the audition?"
Teacher: "Who are you reading to? And why are you reading so quietly?!"
This rehearsal method of ignoring other characters' lines and just reciting one's own character's lines requires actors to have strong concentration and imagination. Many people in the industry may not be able to adapt to it. The group just now also had a hard time, let alone Jin Xiaochen.
Before he started reciting his lines, he tilted his head slightly, searching for Jin Xiaochen's gaze.
"Okay, let's get started, Captain Li."
Xue Xiao held up the script and faced Jin Xiaochen.
Jin Xiaochen squeezed the script tightly, his knuckles turning white, and his voice dropped: "'What should we do? Go down and clean up!'"
This time when he spoke, his voice was much tighter, and it sounded even more wrong.
Losing his obedience and gentleness, his eyes became dejected, mixed with annoyance and irritation, and his tone became listless.
He glanced down to the right, clicked his tongue, and said in a somewhat ruffian tone: "Captain Li, what should we do now?"
This is the line in the script that Li Xueming's subordinate said after looking at the body of the kidnapper.
Jin Xiaochen's reaction was more exaggerated than that of the teacher and Zhao Dong. He was completely stunned.
It’s one thing to watch actors’ finished performances in a cinema, but it’s another thing to watch an actor enter the role in front of you up close. It’s a shocking feeling.
Jin Xiaochen's stupidity quickly broke the atmosphere created by Xue Xiao. The teacher frowned and wanted to scold him again, but Xue Xiao got there first. He turned around and asked Jin Xiaochen in confusion, "Captain Li? What are you doing stupidly? The brothers are waiting for you to speak!"
Jin Xiaochen woke up from a dream.
He subconsciously turned his head quickly, wondering, what tone should he use to say the next line
What kind of personality does Li Xueming have? How do big guys act in movies
In just two or three seconds, Jin Xiaochen quickly recalled the appearance of Li Xueming in the movie.
When everyone thought the serial killer was dead, Li Xueming was more annoyed and depressed than anyone else. However, he was a highly efficient and capable man, and his personality prevented him from being too immersed in emotions.
So he lowered his head, tilted his head, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "What should we do? Go down and clean up!"
finally-
Zhao Dong breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the teacher beside him.
The teacher closed his mouth and his expression softened a little.
Jin Xiaochen's expression is still not right, but at least the character's tone comes through.
After that, there was actually a long scene without Li Xueming's lines. All of Li Xueming's subordinates went downstairs, and reporter Zhang Yang came over, handed him a cigarette, and said, "I'll go over there to see Chen Tao."
Li Xueming kept staring at the kidnapper's body without moving or reacting. Zhang Yang shook his head, inserted the cigarette directly between his fingers, turned and walked towards Chen Tao, whose hands and feet were still tied behind him.
In front and behind, everyone was taking action, only Li Xueming was in silence.
For a moment, his mind seemed to go numb.
He stared at the twisted corpse below, not knowing what kind of flower he wanted to see from the body. He just stared, stared hard, and stared silently for a long time.
Until one moment, he suddenly noticed the expression on the corpse's face.
The blood-stained face remained at the moment of greatest fear and despair.
Something crossed his mind.
Jin Xiaochen's brows naturally furrowed, and he said, "Something's not right."
When this line was spoken, in the script, Li Xueming's subordinates also discovered clues through the corpse and hurried over.
Hearing the captain's words, the subordinate stood still, panting, and shouted, "Captain!"
This time, Jin Xiaochen recited Li Xueming's lines almost without pause.
This section is Li Xueming's reasoning and analysis. The lines are particularly long, but Jin Xiaochen spoke it very fluently.
His tone was hurried and his expression was solemn and thoughtful, which was exactly the demeanor and tone that a person who caught a fleeting clue at a critical moment should have.
The teacher's expression eased a lot. He picked up the script and nodded. When Jin Xiaochen finished reading the lines, he said, "OK, you have to pay attention here. Although Li Xueming is only 27 years old and has only been in this leadership position for a short time, he is a very stable person by nature. This is why he was promoted to this position at such a young age."
"He is steady, powerful, and very safe. You must grasp this feeling when you play this character. You must recite the lines more crisply and move without hesitation."
Jin Xiaochen listened carefully and tried to recite the lines again. With the help of facial expressions and actions, he felt that they were indeed much more accurate.
It took more than an hour to dig up the character of Li Xueming. Xue Xiao and Zhao Dong were listening in from the side without interrupting.
Jin Xiaochen no longer needed Xue Xiao to help recite the supporting actor's lines, as his concentration had already been improved.
Xue Xiao flipped through the script.
The teacher said at the beginning that he would adjust the performance of their group, but it seems that the teacher has not made many adjustments to the performance of the role of Li Xueming.
Are all the changes happening in Zhang Yang and Chen Tao
Just as he was thinking this, the teacher finally finished training Jin Xiaochen. After reminding him to go back and practice more, he said loudly, "Next, Zhang Yang."
Xue Xiao raised his head: "It's me."
"Try reciting a few lines first."
Xue Xiao nodded and started with Zhang Yang's first line.
Different from the policemen's frustration and frustration, as a reporter who was only interested in getting news, Zhang Yang appeared to be mostly relaxed after having experienced such a thrilling kidnapping case.
He gave Li Xueming a cigarette and said in a relaxed yet tired tone: "I'll go over there to see Chen Tao."
"Stop for a moment." The teacher interrupted directly.
"You don't have to play the role of Zhang Yang exactly like in the movie. You know that there's a big age difference between you and the original character. You're a relatively young reporter now, so you can be more outspoken and energetic than in the original."
The change has indeed come.
Xue Xiao raised his eyes and looked at the teacher.
Before he could say anything, the teacher suddenly continued: "I know you must have questions in your mind. The other group of actors who play Zhang Yang also happen to be in their twenties. Why do you have to change the way you play the role? First of all, as I said just now, the acting styles of your two groups should be differentiated, otherwise the audience will be very tired."
"Secondly, you have tried it, and you should have realized that the acting style in the original work is not suitable for you. The feeling you gave is not as fitting as that of Xiao Wang in the other group."
Xue Xiao: “…”
Xue Xiao was listening very seriously.
The role of Zhang Yang does not depend on his age, so even if there is a slight age difference, he can still try to challenge it.
He can portray the maturity of a man in his late 30s through the original acting style, and he can also adjust the character's age itself.
How the other group performs is none of his business. Whether they need to be deliberately distinguished from each other or avoiding visual fatigue of the audience is not his focus. His focus is how to perform most accurately and appropriately.
The direction the teacher adjusted was actually similar to what he expected.
It would be more natural to directly transform into a young reporter. Of course, in order to prevent the audience from feeling too disconnected from the original work, the adjustment of age cannot be too exaggerated, otherwise it would be a "magic change".
But can it be said that his performance based on the original work doesn't seem as fitting as that of another group of actors
Xue Xiao held his breath and carefully recalled his performance just now. He and Xiao Wang from another group were almost acting like an old grandfather who accidentally walked into a police investigation scene.
He raised his head and asked seriously, "Is there?"
(End of this chapter)