"This is very popular." Zhou Ping'an put down the data report in his hand and smiled at Cheng Hai. "Sure enough, after the pilot was released, your attention immediately increased. Your biggest advantage is that there are a group of people who know you. Before the program is officially broadcast, what we have to do is to maintain your popularity by awakening these people's memories of you."Cheng Hai nodded.
Zhou Pingan: "The day after tomorrow night, I have arranged for you to go to Lillian's live broadcast room. We won't be selling goods, just chatting. We will talk about what you have been doing in the past few years. I have arranged for someone to write the script for you. You can go back and familiarize yourself with it and write down the content."
Cheng Hai hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you going to play the victim?"
"No, you can't play the victim." Zhou Ping'an immediately shook his head. "Don't forget, you are a member of a group with Lu Yanhe and the others. Your positioning is based on them. So, although playing the victim can stir up your popularity and topics for a while, it is not good for your long-term development. I want to create an image for you that has never been abandoned even after being silent for several years."
Cheng Hai nodded silently.
"In fact, it's what you have been doing in the past few years." Zhou Pingan said, "We will try to get one or two good projects through this program."
"it is good."
Zhou Pingan looked at Cheng Hai seriously and said, "Cheng Hai, don't be timid because of the silence in the past few years. Do you know what I admire most about you?"
Cheng Hai shook his head.
"You are energetic, sunny and warm." Zhou Ping'an said, "Your personal charm requires time for the audience to feel it. So, you are different from those artists who became famous overnight. You just need to stand firm and not step down. We will keep going for a long time and there will always be good times."
A look of gratitude emerged in Cheng Hai's expression.
"Thank you, Brother Ping An."
Zhou Pingan: "During this period of time, you can also take the initiative to invite them out for dinner. Don't feel inferior to others and feel embarrassed."
"it is good."
"Do your best," Zhou Pingan said, "Study hard in your acting classes during this period and try to have a better performance on the show."
Cheng Hai nodded.
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Not long after Cheng Hai left, Fu Li came over.
"Are you familiar with the script?" Zhou Pingan asked.
Zhou Ping'an was talking about the script of the online movie.
Fuli nodded and said, "I have memorized it."
"That's good. The filming will start soon." Zhou Ping'an said, "I have arranged a variety show for you. After this drama is finished, you can go on that show."
Fu Li was a little surprised when she heard that, "Is there a show willing to let me be on it?"
"Yeah." Zhou Ping'an nodded. "It took some effort, but I finally got you the deal. I won't do too much publicity in the early stages, to avoid any trouble that might get you taken down again."
Fu Li nodded excitedly and said yes.
Her eyes seemed to be twinkling with stars as she said, "Thank you, Brother Ping An. I'm lucky to have you as my agent."
Zhou Ping'an glanced at her.
"I heard that the last time Lu Yanhe came, you met him in the small garden. Was there any progress afterwards?"
Fuli was stunned.
She didn't tell Zhou Ping'an about this.
Moreover, this has been happening for some time.
Fu Lidu thought that Zhou Pingan didn't know about this and didn't think of reporting it to him.
Now suddenly mentioning——
Fu Li smiled subconsciously before saying, "Brother Ping An, I have sent messages to Lu Yanhe several times, but his responses were all quite cold. There is nothing worth telling you—"
"If you think he's the kind of person who thinks with his lower body, you're wrong," Zhou Pingan said. "If you want to follow his path, I'll give you a piece of advice."
Fuli tried hard to maintain the smile on her face, "Brother Ping'an, I never thought about--"
"Seduction." Zhou Ping'an said these two words as if it was the final word, and Fu Li's tight smile finally collapsed. "If you can't admit this, don't think about it again in the future."
Fuli silently dug her fingers tightly into her palm.
"Lu Yanhe is a person who is easily soft-hearted." Zhou Ping'an said, "When I say soft-hearted, I don't just mean that men are soft-hearted towards women. Do you understand what I mean?"
At this moment, Fu Li suddenly felt nervous, uneasy, and even embarrassed as if Zhou Ping'an had seen through her.
She couldn't concentrate at all and think about what Zhou Ping'an meant by "soft-hearted".
Zhou Pingan glanced at the time and said, "Go back and think about it carefully. I have an appointment with someone else later."
Fuli nodded absentmindedly and left.
Zhou Ping'an looked at her back with disgust, opened the drawer, and took out an agreement.
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"I've already told you that he and I are just hyping each other up. Can you please stop being jealous?"
Meng Li rolled her eyes at Wu Zhouyou and said, "I only went out with him twice, and you knew about each time."
Wu Zhouyou frowned.
"You can open up to me."
"You're not an artist." Meng Li snorted, "Besides, he and I are going to record a dating show soon. I'm telling you first, you're not allowed to be jealous."
Wu Zhouyou's brows furrowed even deeper.
"Oh, don't worry, he and I will break up in June this year, there won't be any problems." Meng Li said, "Look, I only went out with him twice, and I've been on the hot search four times this month, and I got two new business cooperations. Don't affect my work."
Wu Zhouyou hugged Meng Li helplessly, "What about me? When are you going to tell me?"
"When you write a script and ask me to be the heroine, I will make it public with you." Meng Li raised the corner of her mouth and laughed, "I told you before that you can write a heroine for me in the second season of The Gold Rush. Have you written it yet?"
Wu Zhouyou sighed, grabbed Meng Li's hand, and gently kneaded it, "I wrote it, I wrote it."
"Isn't the role a supporting role? I don't play that kind of role."
"Why would I give you the role of a fringe heroine?"
"Who knows what you're thinking? You directors all like actresses, and you all like more than one actress."
Meng Li climbed up from Wu Zhouyou and walked barefoot on the carpet with a graceful figure. She poured herself a glass of water.
"Anyway, I don't intend to be a silent and devoted wife. If you fall in love with someone else and abandon me, I won't get anything. That would be too much of a loss."
Wu Zhouyou looked at Meng Li, who had a charming face, and smiled charmingly.
Meng Li has a scent that no other woman has.
She always showed her worldliness and utilitarianism clearly, but at the same time she scratched his heart like a cat.
Wu Zhouyou likes her.
"By the way, haven't you found the male lead for your movie 'Yesterday Again' yet?" Meng Li asked.
Wu Zhou lobbied: "Huang Kairen and Zeng Qiao both refused."
"It seems that the success of The Gold Rush wasn't enough to impress them."
Wu Zhouyou: "If it really doesn't work, we can only settle for the next best thing and go see if Jiang Mingzheng is going to act."
Meng Li said: "Can Jiang Mingzheng carry the box office?"
"We have almost found all the male actors who can carry the box office and are between 30 and 40 years old." Wu Zhouyou sighed, "In fact, if we find Jiang Mingzheng, I am still worried that the investors will not be willing to pay for it."
"Then why don't you consider revising the script? Change the setting?" Meng Li said, "You worked with Yan Liang in "The Gold Rush". If you modify the role according to his, he will definitely take it. He is very popular now, and the investors will definitely pay for him to play the role."
Wu Zhouyou shook his head. "If we change it to Yan Liang's age, the story won't make sense at all."
The story of "Yesterday Again" is based on a workplace background.
Meng Li said, "Or you can give the heroine more roles in the story, more key roles, and a better character. I will help you play the role. This way, the choice of the male lead will be weaker, and the investors should be satisfied. If it doesn't work, I can help you invite a few actor friends to play the role."
Wu Zhouyou: "Didn't you just say that you don't want to suffer any loss? You are helping me like this, aren't you afraid of suffering any loss?"
"Just consider it as a reward for giving me the female lead in the second season of The Gold Rush." Meng Li lay back in Wu Zhouyou's arms. "I don't want to suffer any loss, but I also don't intend to take advantage of you for nothing."
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On the day of the official recording of "The Birth of an Actor", the snow had not melted yet.
Yuming was still chilly.
There are four groups of actors competing in each episode. According to the estimated recording time, the recording needs to start at 2 pm and continue until 10 pm.
Because this program not only records the competition part in the studio, but also includes interviews and chats before the competition, and behind the scenes after the competition.
Because Lu Yanhe was going to stand on the stage with Peng Zhixing and serve as the "convener", which was actually the "narrator" and he had to control the entire recording process of the program, he started rehearsing with Peng Zhixing two days in advance and reviewing the script with the director team.
The production team for this program is provided by Northern Lights Video and Yuehu TV.
They are all veterans with rich experience.
While they were rehearsing, other groups of competing actors were also rehearsing.
Lu Yanhe watched almost every group's rehearsal.
You can tell which actors perform well and which are average just by watching them perform on this stage.
Almost half of the people came to greet Lu Yanhe privately.
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The four groups of competing actors in the first recording were Liu Zhiyin and Zhang Pingqing, Liu Yu and Wang Dashan, He Sha and Cheng Hai, and Liu Zhiyao and Zhen Hongyu.
These are also the eight actors who appeared in the pilot film.
Two-on-two PK, the winner advances and the loser is eliminated.
Of course, in each episode, the power to resurrect and advance is in the hands of the flying mentor, who chooses one of the four eliminated contestants to be resurrected.
The first flight instructor is Jiang Yuqian.
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Before the official recording, Lu Yanhe had lunch with Chen Lingling and others at a nearby restaurant.
Although it was a private lunch, the director team also arranged people to follow and film, which was completely a reality show style.
Everything they say from now on will be recorded.
"Yan He should have watched the rehearsals of the four groups of actors recording today, right?" Chen Lingling asked.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"How about it?"
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath and said, "I can only say that it is very strong and difficult to choose."
"Is this true?" Chen Lingling glanced at Lu Yanhe and said directly, "Liu Zhiyin acted better than Zhang Pingqing? Do you have a filter for your friends?"
Lu Yanhe: "If we talk about acting skills, Zhang Pingqing is definitely better, but if we talk about the expressiveness and appeal on stage, to be honest, I think Liu Zhiyin is not inferior to Zhang Pingqing at all."
Chen Lingling nodded with some surprise.
"If you can say that, then I'm really looking forward to it."
"What if we really eliminate Liu Zhiyin?" Chen Lingling asked again.
"Then she'll be eliminated." Lu Yanhe said, "There will definitely be many acquaintances on this show, not only my acquaintances, but also your acquaintances, but competitive shows should be fair. Sister Zhiyin also knows this. When I invited her to participate, I told her that it is very likely that she will be eliminated in the first episode."
Chen Lingling: "I feel relieved if you say so."
"I clearly said it a long time ago." Lu Yanhe was helpless.
"Who knows if they will change their mind again when they get to the recording site," said Chen Lingling.
Lu Yanhe: "Director, this program is under the banner of me being the convener, how could I allow this to happen."
He sighed helplessly.
Shang Yongzhou smiled and said, "Yes, Director, you should have more trust in our junior brother."
Chen Bige was very melancholy: "But I haven't decided yet. Will I play a caring big sister or a sharp-tongued queen on the show later?"
Lu Yanhe: "..."
Shang Yongzhou said, "You should just do what you want. Although you are a good actor on the set, you can't act for more than three minutes in real life. You don't have the patience."
Lu Yanhe smiled silently.
Chen Bige's eyes narrowed immediately, "Who are you looking down on?"
Shang Yongzhou: "Then you act. I'll wait and see. I want to see how many minutes you can act."
Lu Yanhe couldn't help laughing now.
Chen Lingling complained: "If you want to laugh, just laugh. Why are you holding it back?"
Lu Yanhe said seriously: "I don't want to laugh."
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Chen Bige: "This is too much. I want to quit the recording."
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After the four of them had lunch together, they returned to the recording location.
There is still one hour left before the audience can enter.
They can also take a short break before they start recording the preliminary discussion meeting.
Everyone has a separate lounge with a sofa where they can rest.
The program team also prepared information on all the contestants for them so that they could familiarize themselves with the situation.
Half an hour later, someone from the program crew came knocking on the door and invited them to a meeting.
Lu Yanhe originally thought that he was the first to arrive - this is what he always told the program crew, asking them to notify him five minutes in advance.
Chen Lingling and the other three were invited by him, and he hoped that he could fulfill his role as a sponsor, especially in such a small matter.
But when he entered the meeting room, he found that Jiang Yuqian was the first to arrive.
"Sister Yuqian!" Lu Yanhe looked at her in surprise. "I thought you were still on the way. Why didn't you send me a message when you arrived?"
"They said you were taking a lunch break, so I told them not to disturb you." Jiang Yuqian stood up with a smile and walked in front of Lu Yanhe. "You must have been very busy recently, right?"
"It's fine, Sister Yuqian, how about you? I heard that you just arrived in Yuming this morning?"
"Yes, I just got back." Jiang Yuqian nodded, "But I slept on the plane and didn't have time to eat. I just ordered a takeaway, but it hasn't arrived yet."
"I prepared some food for you, didn't they give it to you?"
"I want to drink beef soup now. Don't bother me. I miss this bite of food so much when I'm abroad." Jiang Yuqian said.
"Where were you before?"
"South Korea."
"No wonder." Lu Yanhe immediately showed a look of relief.
Jiang Yuqian said: "The Mist is really popular. I was filming The Call before and didn't have time to watch The Mist. I watched The Mist in Korea this time. It has been released for more than a month. There were actually seven or eight people watching the show I watched."
Lu Yanhe asked in surprise: "Sister Yuqian, are you watching the Korean version?"
"English version, how can I understand the Korean version?" Jiang Yuqian said, "Are you going to the Oscars after recording this episode?"
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Jiang Yuqian said: "Then we can meet again at Oscars."
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and asked, "Sister Yuqian, are you going too?"
Jiang Yuqian nodded and said, "A brand I work with has invited me to be a guest, and they asked me to go - just to walk the red carpet and take some photos, nothing special, but it's okay to see you on stage to present the award, at least I'm not looking at some strangers the whole time."
While the two were chatting, Chen Lingling came in with a thermos cup.
"director."
Lu Yanhe and Jiang Yuqian greeted at the same time.
Chen Lingling nodded and looked at Jiang Yuqian with a smile on her face.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, Qianqian."
Chen Lingling walked up to Jiang Yuqian and gave her a warm hug.
"I miss you so much, Director."
Chen Lingling: "How are you doing lately? Are you still running around?"
"Yes, I'm still running around." Jiang Yuqian nodded with a smile, "After attending the Fashion Week in March, I'll join the crew to film a movie, and I can have some quiet time."
"That's fine. Don't put the cart before the horse. You still have to act." Chen Lingling said, "An actor should let his works speak for themselves."
"Yeah." Jiang Yuqian nodded.
Lu Yanhe glanced at the camera next to him.
Is it appropriate to broadcast what Chen Lingling and Jiang Yuqian just said in a public video?
Should I ask the director to cut this part?
This paragraph can easily be taken out of context by marketing accounts, turning it into director Chen Lingling accusing Jiang Yuqian of not doing her job properly.
Lu Yanhe wrote it down silently.
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Cheng Hai took a deep breath.
We're about to go on stage to perform.
This time, he and He Sha are in a PK group. They are not only acting opponents who must trust and cooperate with each other, but also competitive rivals. One of them will be eliminated.
He and He Sha have rehearsed this segment almost four times.
To be honest, the cooperation was not very pleasant.
Because He Sha kept trying to add more scenes and lines for herself, the script was changed several times.
After Zhou Ping'an learned about this, he showed up at a rehearsal and took the script that He Sha and the screenwriter had revised to question what was going on.
He didn't indulge He Sha at all. When he got angry, he didn't act overbearingly. He asked right away, "Why? Do you think Cheng Hai is no longer popular and is just a small artist, so you can bully others at will?"
They always have a photographer present during their rehearsals.
He Sha's assistant was startled and quickly stepped out to smooth things over: "Teacher Zhou, don't worry. The script modification is also for better artistic creation. It is not something that Sha Sha can change at will. It also needs the consent of the director and screenwriter."
"I agree with you, you mean art creation? If you love art creation so much, why do you come to a variety show to create? This is a competition! This is a PK!" Zhou Ping'an spoke as fast as a machine gun, "This is a competition between He Sha and Cheng Hai. You don't need Cheng Hai's consent to change the script? Who would believe these nonsense?"
Zhou Pingan suddenly pointed at the photographer and said, "Just broadcast all of this. I want to see what the audience thinks and whether they believe it or not!"
He Sha's face turned blue.
No matter where we are, we are not afraid of gentlemen, but we are most afraid of villains.
Zhou Ping'an's attitude of flipping the table and cursing made He Sha feel embarrassed. "Cheng Hai, let's go! If the director team allows someone to destroy the fairness of the competition in the name of artistic creation, then what's the point of competing!"
Zhou Ping'an took Cheng Hai and left as soon as they wanted, but before they even walked out, they were stopped by the directors' crew politely and with a smile.
Then, He Sha became obedient.
The script was also changed back to its previous form.
However, the rehearsals between the two of them have been filled with a strong sense of gunpowder since then.
Cheng Hai didn’t know what the effect would be on the stage later.
He sighed.
At this moment, his cell phone vibrated.
He glanced at his phone and was a little surprised. It was a message from Lu Yanhe, who hadn't contacted him for a long time: Come on!
Since Cheng Hai decided to participate in this program, Lu Yanhe has not contacted Cheng Hai on his own initiative, and Cheng Hai has not contacted him on his own initiative.
Cheng Hai didn't want people to think that he was trying to get close to Lu Yanhe at this time.
Lu Yanhe also hopes that Cheng Hai will not be seen as being too close to him in this show.
Both of them have the same idea in this regard.
But Lu Yanhe still sent Cheng Hai a message saying "Come on" before he went on stage.
Cheng Hai replied with an "OK".
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"What will you do if Cheng Hai really advances later?"
In a corner where no camera was shooting, Liu Zhiyao and He Sha were chatting together.
Before going on stage, both of them were a little nervous and anxious, so they sent messages to meet here, chat and relax.
When Liu Zhiyao asked this, He Sha just sneered and said, "He has Lu Yanhe behind him. If he really advances, what else can I do? Should I say that the production team is unfair?"
Liu Zhiyao: "Forget it, at least you still have a 50% chance of winning against Cheng Hai. Even if you don't win, with your accumulated popularity and acting skills, others won't think it's your acting that lost. Look at me, being assigned to the same group with Zhen Hongyu is just cannon fodder."
He Sha said: "Zhen Hongyu is really sick to come to this show."
"She doesn't need to come at all." Liu Zhiyao curled his lips, "I thought I could get some attention through this show."
"Didn't your press conference receive a lot of attention?" He Sha said.
Liu Zhiyao: "How long can it last? Look at Liu Zhiyin. Since the news of her participation in this program came out, how many trending searches has she been on? The program team has bought all the trending searches for her alone."
He Sha: "That person is famous."
The two chatted for a while.
"If you are really eliminated in one episode, then this episode will be your only chance to be on the show."
"Ah."
"If you're really eliminated, then we'll talk about it later."
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The show officially started recording.
The first group is Liu Zhiyin and Zhang Pingqing.
According to the positioning of the program team, this is a big PK between idols and powerful actors, especially the former who are very popular and well-known. As the first program of "The Birth of the Actors", it needs to have topics and gimmicks to attract the audience.
The play they performed was a scene between Jiang Yuqian and Huang Kairen from "The Golden Age".
Lu Yanhe watched from the side of the stage.
Zhang Pingqing's acting skills are indeed superb, but in Lu Yanhe's opinion, his shortcoming is that he is too stable and does not have the kind of star-like, soul-stirring charm. In other words, he does not have his own personal style and characteristics.
Liu Zhiyin's performance was not very precise, but as a non-professional actor, her belief in the role, her control over the stage and her explosive power were able to infect people.
Of course, if Lu Yanhe were allowed to vote, he would choose to vote for Zhang Pingqing.
The two of them gave a very moving performance.
Lu Yanhe and Peng Zhixing went on stage together.
Peng Zhixing said: "Thank you to both actors for their wonderful performances. Dear audience, please pick up your voting devices. If you like Zhang Pingqing more, please press 1. If you like Liu Zhiyin more, please press 2. Please start voting!"
After the audience voting was over, Lu Yanhe and others began to express their opinions on the performance.
"Yanhe, this is the first performance clip of our show "The Birth of the Actors". Do you have anything to say after watching it?" Peng Zhixing first threw the question to Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath and said, "I feel very relieved. I am very familiar with Sister Zhiyin, but I am very worried about her because she is not a professional actor. I am also afraid that this program will not bring her good feedback. I am very grateful that she came to our program and supported our program. But I believe that everyone who has just watched this performance has the same feeling as me. Sister Zhiyin is very talented in acting. She can try acting more in the future."
Liu Zhiyin smiled and said, "Before I came to this program, I asked him, I said I was a little unclear about what I wanted to do. Because I actually love the singing and dancing stage very much, and I didn't plan to transform into an actor. Yan He told me that as an artist, I should try more possibilities. In fact, my biggest gain from this trip was meeting Zhang Pingqing. Really, you may not know, he is so good. He rehearsed with me no less than ten times, and he would also lead me, help me analyze the role bit by bit, and tell me how to read the script and how to break down the script. This is the first time I have understood acting in such detail."
Zhang Pingqing smiled and waved his hand, "We help each other."
"That's great." Peng Zhixing nodded. "Brother Pingqing, you are a familiar face to our audience. You said before that you came to our show because you wanted more audiences to know you. How do you feel about performing this show with Liu Zhiyin this time?"
"It was very exciting, more exciting than I thought," Zhang Pingqing said. "Because I rarely had the opportunity to play the leading role before. It's almost impossible to have a performance like this where the whole drama is up to us. Also, I really like the one-shot, no-re-recording format of our show. It forces us to do it like a drama, without any re-recording."
"Yuqian, you must be very familiar with the scene they acted out." Peng Zhixing smiled and looked at Jiang Yuqian who was sitting in the flight instructor's seat, "What do you think of their performance?"
Jiang Yuqian said: "I watched it carefully. After getting today's program, I was actually the most nervous about this group. Because I am too familiar with the story of this segment, and I have played it myself, I am afraid that I can't get into it. Zhiyin does have several places, and there are moments that hit me immediately. You can really try more acting, you can. Of course, I still want to express my special respect to Ping Qing. Ping Qing and I have worked together twice, and he is a very good actor."
Zhang Pingqing expressed surprise that he was not worthy of the award.
"Really, there is no doubt that he is a good actor. I won't say more. I want to say one thing." Jiang Yuqian said, "We worked together on a play called "The Wall", in which he played a disabled person with a crippled right hand. There was a scene in which he had to tie his shoelaces with his left hand and his teeth. This scene was so difficult that the director discussed with the screenwriter and wanted to delete it. But he told the director that he wanted to give it a try, and then he spent a month practicing tying shoelaces with his left hand and teeth. A month later, he got the scene right in one take."
The whole audience exclaimed.
"Actually, we don't have to shoot this scene." Lu Yanhe said, "This shot should only take half a minute in total?"
"Yes." Jiang Yuqian nodded. "It took him a month to practice this half-minute shot."
Zhang Pingqing said: "That scene is crucial to the creation of my character. The screenwriter wrote that scene because he wanted to create the image of a disabled person who is constantly striving to become stronger. I deleted that scene and only relied on facial expressions to perform a certain state. The main reason is that my character does not appear in many scenes, so there is not much space for me to perform. I can only use this shot. Although it is only half a minute, after shooting it, the sense of self-reliance comes out."
Chen Lingling nodded.
"Director Chen, I saw you nodding. Do you have anything to say?" Peng Zhixing asked immediately.
"Ping Qing is indeed a good actor. He has been acting diligently over the years." Chen Lingling said, "It's great that your program team found him and invited him to this program. I hope this program can help him gain some popularity."
"Most definitely."
"Since everyone has praised me so much, I will give you some suggestions, some small suggestions." Chen Bige said with a smile, "First of all, the clip just now was nice to watch, but Zhiyin, the performance level you mentioned is not clear enough. For example, when you shed tears, it was very touching, but after you shed tears, before you turned around, if you could struggle to look at Pingqing at this time, your inner conflict would be more clearly expressed at this time - because at this time your emotions have come here, you are not as rational as before, but from the previous scenes, we can also see that your character is not a careless person, right?"
Liu Zhiyin nodded.
"Pingqing, your acting is very good, but, if I may be frank, it is too mediocre."
As soon as Chen Bige finished speaking, the whole audience exclaimed.
Shang Yongzhou and Chen Lingling both looked at Chen Bigge in surprise.
They probably didn't expect Chen Bige to say something so harsh.
Especially for a good actor.
Chen Bige said, "Please forgive me for being a little blunt, but I'm afraid you'll fall into a vicious circle where everyone around you praises your acting skills, but you're just not very popular. You deserve to be known by more people, but to be known and liked by more people, you have to have something different. In China, there are too many actors with good acting skills. In fact, Yan He and Yu Qian both mentioned this point just now. There are several moments in Liu Zhiyin's performance that touched them. Her overall performance is definitely not as complete as yours, but performance is both a whole and a moment. As a mature actor, you can no longer just use the three words "good acting skills" as a requirement for you."
Zhang Pingqing didn't seem to expect that he would be evaluated like this. He looked a little ashamed, pursed his lips, and said "OK".
"Pingqing, I'll give you a small suggestion as well." Shang Yongzhou said with a smile, "Bi Ge actually made higher demands on you, so I'll give you a small suggestion on methodology. When Yan He was acting in "The Seventeenth Floor", he played an autistic character. At that time, he was anxious and didn't know how to act. He felt that such a role would be easy to play in a stereotyped way and not be pleasing. He did one thing. He found a lot of performance clips of autistic patients in film and television dramas and imitated them one by one. Then, he finally found his final style through imitation. You should watch more performances of those great actors, especially those who are praised for their great spiritual energy, and imitate their most exciting moments. Don't worry about imitating too poorly. You already have very solid acting skills, and you have enough ability to comprehend your own moment after enough imitation."
Zhang Pingqing nodded with red eyes and said, "Thank you, Teacher Yongzhou, thank you, Teacher Bi Ge."
Lu Yanhe laughed and said, "It can be seen how much our teachers like Brother Pingqing. Why don't you usually teach me so much?"
He laughed loudly, causing everyone to laugh and the atmosphere became relaxed again.
Afterwards, Liu Zhiyin and Zhang Pingqing expressed their own mental journeys respectively and interacted with everyone.
The mentors began to vote.
Chen Lingling and Chen Bige both voted for Zhang Pingqing, while Shang Yongzhou voted for Liu Zhiyin.
Only after enough material was shot did Peng Zhixing begin to announce the voting results.
Zhang Pingqing won by two votes and successfully advanced.
He seemed unable to believe it.
He looked at Liu Zhiyin with some uneasiness.
He really thought that he would not be able to advance if he was in the same group with Liu Zhiyin.
Liu Zhiyin is a popular star, who is he?
Liu Zhiyin hugged Zhang Pingqing very happily.
“Congratulations, well deserved.”
Fortunately, the two mentors voted for Zhang Pingqing——
Liu Zhiyin's popularity is still high enough. If it weren't for the fact that one mentor counts 1 votes for each person, Liu Zhiyin would have advanced.
"It's good. I'm very satisfied with the result." Liu Zhiyin said with a smile, "I also think he should advance, so don't feel sad for me. I have gained a lot."
Chen Lingling asked: "Zhiyin, if I ask you to act in a play in the future, will you act in it?"
Liu Zhiyin's eyes widened in surprise, "Really? I'll definitely come!"
"But I'm very fierce on the set," said Chen Lingling.
Liu Zhiyin smiled and said, "Director, I am an idol artist who debuted as a trainee. Before my debut, I was bullied every day. I am very resistant to pressure."
Lu Yanhe went forward and hugged her.
"Thank you."
"Oh, you're so polite." Liu Zhiyin gently patted his cheek, "I didn't cry, don't cry."
Lu Yanhe actually felt very guilty and really wanted to cry.
No matter what Liu Zhiyin said when she came to this program, he actually knew that she was there just to support him.
Otherwise, why would Liu Zhiyin, such a popular idol, come to this stage to "fail"?
"I'm leaving, bye." Liu Zhiyin waved to everyone and left.
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The first part of the recording is finished.
This performance clip is about fifteen minutes long, and the filming before and after it adds up to an hour and a half.
Take a break in between.
When the audience goes to the bathroom, they also need to adjust.
Chen Lingling shook her head and said to Lu Yanhe, "You are really good. You actually eliminated Liu Zhiyin."
Lu Yanhe's eyes were red.
"I told you it must be fair and just." He sighed, "I feel a little uncomfortable now."
Chen Bige stepped forward and patted his shoulder.
"Don't feel bad, Liu Zhiyin's performance was not bad at all, she just didn't advance, but she definitely surprised everyone." Chen Bige said.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Besides, didn't Director Chen also invite her? He wants her to act in new movies in the future." Chen Bige said with a smile, "What a great thing."
Peng Zhixing came over and put his arm around Lu Yanhe's shoulders.
"You are all sentimental people, but variety shows have to be run like this. A little cruel and competitive, the audience will like to watch it. The audience will not like to watch the show if it is made warm and affectionate. Even if it looks like you and I are all good in the show, in fact it is not good for everyone. The audience likes to watch the show, even if the fighting in the show is cruel, but outside the show, everyone gains something."
Lu Yanhe: "Okay, okay, stop comforting me. It's like I've been eliminated. I'm going backstage first."
He left quickly.
"I'll go comfort Sister Zhiyin."
Peng Zhixing: "Don't turn around and let Sister Zhiyin comfort you."
Lu Yanhe: "..."
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"Liu Zhiyin was actually eliminated." Liu Zhiyao was very surprised.
She thought that with a combination of Liu Zhiyin and Zhang Pingqing, Liu Zhiyin would definitely advance.
Which program team would eliminate a popular star like Liu Zhiyin and leave behind an unknown actor like Zhang Pingqing?
Liu Zhiyao had already prepared himself to be eliminated.
At this time, He Sha sent her a message: I’m a little confused.
Liu Zhiyao: Me too.
He Sha: Did Liu Zhiyin have no schedule later? That’s why she was eliminated?
Liu Zhiyao: It’s possible. Come to think of it, she doesn’t have so much time to spend on this show.
He Sha: Zhen Hongyu might be in the same situation, maybe she won’t have any schedule later.
Liu Zhiyao: That’s not necessarily true. Let’s get ready first. The next group will be recording with me and Zhen Hongyu.
He Sha: Come on.
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Half an hour later, the program continued recording.
Zhen Hongyu has worked with Lu Yanhe and Chen Lingling before. The role of Xiao Yun in "Phoenix Terrace" was originally hers, but later she withdrew from the role because of a scandal involving her boyfriend at the time.
But it didn't really affect her.
After she resolved this issue, she joined a new crew and continued to maintain her position as a popular actress.
Compared with her, her rival Liu Zhiyao would have been ignored for a long time if it weren't for the attention she attracted at the pilot film launch conference of "The Birth of the Actors".
The play they performed was a classic palace fighting drama.
The two people acted with swords flashing and undercurrents surging.
To be honest, both of them performed very well, and in Lu Yanhe's opinion, they were equally good.
In just twenty minutes of footage, the two of them carried out three plot twists and character reversals, and their performances were very well executed.
"Both actors performed well," said Chen Lingling. "It's hard for me to even say who performed better. Both actors played their roles very well."
"Indeed, in just twenty minutes, there were flashes of swords and sabers." Shang Yongzhou said, "Zhiyao, I haven't seen you act in a long time, and your skills are still as good as before."
Liu Zhiyao smiled and waved his hands, saying, "It seems that I am not embarrassed."
"Zhiyao used to be a big fan of palace fighting dramas, right?" Chen Bige asked with a smile, "I remember I've watched several of your palace fighting dramas."
Liu Zhiyao nodded and said, "Yes, this theme was very popular ten years ago. There were many openings and I played a lot of them. Because my most popular and famous drama is "Imperial City", so for a long time, most of the dramas that came to me were palace fighting dramas."
But Liu Zhiyao is the kind of person who was made and destroyed by palace fighting dramas.
Because palace fighting dramas were severely restricted for a period of time and were almost out of print, Liu Zhiyao's other dramas did not perform well and were gradually eliminated by the market.
"I'm glad to see you again today. I believe your appearance must have brought back many memories for many viewers." Chen Bige said, "Hongyu, I'm also surprised that you're here. I believe it must have surprised many people."
Zhen Hongyu: "Thank you. I hope I didn't disappoint you."
"Not disappointed at all." Chen Bige waved his hand. "But what do you think? Why did you choose to have a competition show at this time?"
"I think this format is quite interesting, and you see, the actors competing with me are all such excellent actors." Zhen Hongyu said, "In the past, it took us several months to shoot a drama. I have been in the industry for a long time, but so far, not counting guest appearances, I have not acted in more than ten dramas. I still want to try more genres and themes, and this program can give me such an opportunity."
"Have you ever considered that you might be eliminated?" Chen Lingling asked.
Zhen Hongyu paused and said seriously: "I have always believed in my acting skills."
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have invited you to act in "Phoenix Terrace". But you see, this time Zhiyao is competing with you, and she is no worse than you. Do you feel threatened?" Chen Lingling asked.
Zhen Hongyu turned her head and glanced at Liu Zhiyao.
Liu Zhiyao smiled.
"She is also a very good actor, but I still say that I believe in myself." Zhen Hongyu said, "I am confident in myself, no matter who my opponent is."
Zhen Hongyu's remarks were indeed very confident.
Lu Yanhe even felt that her remarks like this might attract some negative attention.
Because most of the time, people still prefer a humble person.
"What about you? Zhiyao, who do you think performed better today, you or Hongyu?" Shang Yongzhou took over the conversation and threw the question to Liu Zhiyao.
Liu Zhiyao smiled shyly.
"I am also confident in my own performance," she said firmly.
Suddenly, the atmosphere between the two women on the stage became tense.
"Very good." Chen Lingling suddenly clapped her hands and said, "You two can believe in yourselves so confidently in front of everyone. This is what a good actor should do. In fact, actors should know that they should be confident in themselves, even narcissistic."
"Director, who do you choose between the two actors?" Peng Zhixing started the Cue process.
Chen Lingling lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then decisively wrote down her candidate on the board and said: Hong Yu.
Zhen Hongyu bowed and thanked him.
At this time, Chen Bige and Shang Yongzhou also wrote down their choices.
Both of them chose Liu Zhiyao.
Liu Zhiyao showed an expression of incredible surprise, covered his mouth, his eyes instantly turned red, and tears flowed down.
Peng Zhixing glanced at Zhen Hongyu, who looked a little unhappy, took a deep breath, and had to ask for the sake of the show.
"Teacher Bi Ge, Teacher Yong Zhou, why did you choose Liu Zhiyao?"
Chen Bige said: "To be frank, just like what Director Chen said, both actors are very good. Their performances and roles today are completely equal. But I haven't seen Liu Zhiyao's performance for a long time. Maybe for this reason, she attracted my attention more on the stage - so I chose Liu Zhiyao."
Shang Yongzhou also said: "Hongyu's performance is more inclined to the style of filming. In terms of stage control, Liu Zhiyao is more skilled and more difficult. I am not saying that you are bad in this aspect, but your character does not have the space to show it. In fact, to put it simply, Bi Ge and I are no longer choosing based on the performance level of the two actors. The performance levels of the two of you cannot be compared. We can only make a judgment based on these minor details. Sorry, Hongyu."
Although Zhen Hongyu looked unhappy, she still nodded and waved her hand to indicate that she was OK.
However, when Peng Zhixing read out the audience's vote, a very dramatic scene occurred.
Of the two hundred audience members, 118 voted for Zhen Hongyu and only 82 voted for Liu Zhiyao. Even with the judges' votes, Zhen Hongyu still had a better total number of votes and advanced.
Liu Zhiyao had a look of relief and joy on his face before, but at this moment he felt as if struck by lightning. He stood there in shock, dazed.
Zhen Hongyu was also stunned. (End of this chapter)
