Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 25 Come to Beijing
"stop!"

Chen Xinyi yelled to stop, and said to the stage: "Xiao Li, it's too much, please take it back."

"Excuse me, director, I know." Li Tang hurriedly raised his hand to signal.

"Okay, come again."

A scene was rescheduled, and Li Tang's performance was obviously accepted, but the effect can only be said to be unsatisfactory, barely passable.

Chen Xinyi was dissatisfied in her heart, but seeing that the time was almost up, she waved her hand and said, "Okay, that's it for today. Xiao Li, please stay."

Li Tang knew that he had the most problems in today's rehearsal, so he trotted all the way down from the stage, came up to him and apologized, "Director, I'm sorry."

Chen Xinyi shook his head, looked at him puzzled, and asked, "Xiao Li, do you have a lot of research on Western drama?"

Because Li Tang's performance she saw today clearly has the style of western drama.The old lady has seen the world. Since the 50s, she began to practice and study drama creation. After the re-opening, she served as the deputy director of the ACFTU Repertory Troupe. She has created many excellent works and often travels back and forth to domestic and foreign drama exchanges. She only retired this year and returned to employment. When she came to the Drama Center, she still knew a lot about Western drama.

The so-called Western drama emphasizes individuality, independence, and innovation.However, Chinese drama comes from different aesthetic ideas, different cultural spirits and creative ideas in China and the West.

The two performance methods are obviously in conflict, and they seem out of place when put together.To put it bluntly, Li Tang as a supporting role is too self-expressive, too prominent, and steals the show.

Li Tang's heart skipped a beat, knowing where his problem was, he hurriedly said, "Director, please don't flatter me, I can't talk about research here, I'm just interested, er... There are more things to see."

"No wonder!"

Chen Xinyi nodded, and continued: "Western theater has many good things, but you have to understand that acting is not a matter for one person, it requires everyone to work together, cooperate with each other, and achieve mutual success. If you can't solve this problem, then I just have to change."

"I understand, director." Li Tang lowered his head, not daring to refute.

Seeing his dejected look, Chen Xinyi comforted him: "However, your performance is quite innovative, but it is not suitable for "Shang Yang". I will consider you when I go back to "Gadfly"."

Li Tang's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly raised his head and said, "Thank you director!"

"Gadfly" is also a classic work of the drama center, Chen Xinyi's attitude is definitely not as simple as a supporting role, it must be the protagonist!
He is too familiar with "The Gadfly". As the masterpiece of the Irish female writer Aiqier Lillian Voynich, it was not only put on the screen by the West early, but also a classic Broadway play.In his previous life, he participated in the performance of the drama "Gadfly" no less than dozens of times, from a side role to a supporting role. He has heard and seen, and he has a strong sense of faith in the protagonist Gadfly. If he is allowed to play the Gadfly, he will definitely become the Gadfly himself.

Chen Xinyi saw him pick up Lingzi like this, smiled and said: "But the premise is that you want to play the current role well."

Li Tang hurriedly bent over and said dog-leggedly, "I understand! I understand! Director, don't worry, I will perform well."

In the following rehearsals, Li Tang tried his best to avoid his own problems, and finally passed the test after several repetitions.The first public performance was a full year after Li Tang entered the drama center, and he really set foot on the stage of the drama center to accept the test of the audience.

It is a pity that although "Shang Yang" is far more artistic than "The Color of Stocks", "The Color of Stocks" is more close to life, more down-to-earth, and at the same time has a strong sense of comedy. Accepted by the audience.

In contrast, the ancient costume drama "Shang Yang" appears to be high-spirited. After only two performances, very few audiences bought tickets at their own expense, and most of them were in the form of free tickets. It has to be said that it is a tragedy of an era.

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"Ah Huang, sit down! Sit down!"

On weekends, Li Tang was sitting in his yard, holding a piece of meat, training a chubby little yellow dog.

When the little yellow dog saw the meat, it jumped up and barked non-stop, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"After a few rounds, the little yellow dog finally understood and sat down obediently. Then Li Tang brought the meat to its mouth.

"Good dog!"

He touched the little yellow dog's chin.

Ah Huang was very smart, and after eating, he took the initiative to sit in front of Li Tang, with sharp eyes and still wanting to eat.

"No, you can't eat too much."

Recently, the streets are not peaceful, and several shops on their street have been stolen one after another.Although Lao Li lives upstairs in his own restaurant, he is still a little worried, so he raised this little yellow dog, which is said to be a hybrid of a wolf dog and a native dog.

This summer is very hot, and the sun is still scorching in late August. Thanks to the camphor tree by the river, its huge canopy blocks the sun. When the courtyard door is opened, there is a cool breeze blowing from the river.

Under the shade of the tree, there is a bamboo chair, a cup of tea, and a newspaper. People sit on the bamboo chair and read the newspaper, and the dog sleeps at their feet.

"The Shanghai Grand Theater will open on August 27!"

The cornucopia-like building located in People's Square in the city center has been built for more than four years, and now it has finally opened.

"Shanghai launched the first round of old district renovation, and one house in Liangwan will be demolished soon!"

This is really a coincidence, Li Tang couldn't help but smile knowingly.

He is very familiar with the so-called "Two Bays, One House". It is on the bank of the Suzhou River, the largest shanty town in the city center. When filming "Suzhou River", it included Ma Da's home, the warehouse where Peony was kidnapped, and Xiao Hong's haircut. The shop and so on are all shot here.

When I was filming there, I heard from the residents that the news of the demolition has been spread for several years. Everyone is looking forward to the demolition, but it has not been implemented. As soon as this news came out, the residents there have been looking forward to their wish for several years. It is finally going to come true, and of course all kinds of wrangling are indispensable.

"A homicide occurred in the Galaxy Hotel, why did the young girl die tragically in the hotel room?"

Whoa, the title is scary enough!
Li Tang subconsciously retracted his legs and sat up straight, and inadvertently kicked Ah Huang who was sleeping soundly with his heel.

With a shrill scream, Ah Huang jumped up and ran away screaming "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo".

Li Tang quickly looked at the following content, roughly meaning that the girl had multiple stab wounds on her body, her clothes were messy but there was no sign of violation, and the room was messy, the suitcase and the hotel wardrobe had been turned over, and all valuables were missing It can be seen that it is very likely to be a robbery and homicide case.

After reading the report, Li Tang took a deep breath. After contacting the consecutive burglary cases on his street a few days ago, it seems that things have not been peaceful recently. He intends to remind Lao Li that it is best to keep more people in the store at night. He is on duty, otherwise the father will live alone, he is not at ease.

At this time, the mobile phone on the small table beside him rang.

Li Tang is currently using a Motorola GC87C that was released last year. It has a Chinese display and a flip cover with an antenna. If the signal is not good, the antenna has to be pulled out.

Seeing that Naian's name was displayed on it, he was actually slightly taken aback.

It has been almost three months since Naian went to the capital to film a TV series in early June, and I still receive a call from her.If he didn't contact him again, he might almost forget that he still has such a manager.

"Hey, Miss An, come back..."

Before he finished speaking, Naian interrupted anxiously: "Li Tang, are you free now?"

"I'm free, I'm at home in the country."

"In this way, you'd better leave now and arrive in the capital before noon tomorrow."

Li Tang was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"No, oh, I was in a hurry just now. That's it. I got the news that Qiong Yao is selecting actors for a play. I contacted the crew over there yesterday and handed over your resume. The crew just called, They said that they were in a hurry and hoped to meet the actors tomorrow afternoon, so you should hurry up. Oh yes, the first part of this drama was filmed last year. It is said that it was very popular in Wanwan and Hong Kong. It’s going to be introduced to the mainland. Now I’m planning to make a second film, with the original cast, and I need to add a few more characters. The roles are quite heavy, and I heard that there are quite a few people competing for it.”

"Uh...Okay, I'll find a way to buy a ticket first, and I'll call you when the departure time is confirmed." Li Tang said.

After hanging up the phone, he was still at a loss. He only knew that it was Aunt Qiong Yao's play and that there was going to be a sequel, but he didn't know anything else.But since Naian called in such a hurry, he had to go anyway.

(End of this chapter)