Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 6

Li Tang sat down on the chair and looked at the two interviewers opposite him with a decent smile.

Interviews are very familiar to him. He has experienced countless times in his previous life, and he is not nervous at all, and he is very relaxed.

Peng Xiaolian and Zhang Jianya couldn't help but glanced at each other, they were surprised by the state of this guy, he didn't have the slightest feeling of being a fledgling, but he looked like a veteran who had been around for many years.

Peng Xiaolian smiled, and said in English directly: "I noticed that your specialty is proficiency in English, please introduce yourself in English."

Yo, don't play cards according to common sense.

Li Tang was surprised that the other party still had a New York accent, which sounded very friendly.

He smiled and replied: "My name is Li Tang, I am 24 years old this year, I graduated from the Acting Department of Shanghai Opera, and I have participated in..."

He, Balabala, introduced himself, neither exaggerating nor belittling. The so-called performance experience listed is the performance experience he has run and the commercials he has filmed, including the play "The Color of Stocks" that has not yet been staged.

Listening to his fluent English and a more standard New York accent, Peng Xiaolian couldn't help opening her mouth.As soon as his voice fell, he subconsciously asked, "Did you grow up in New York?"

If it wasn't face-to-face, Peng Xiaolian would have no doubt that the other party was a native New Yorker just by listening to the voice.

"Uh, I grew up in the countryside of Shanghai." Li Tang touched his nose.

"How is it possible? Your English teacher came back from New York, USA?" Peng Xiaolian looked in disbelief.

Li Tang realized that he was pretending too much, and said vaguely: "My mother is in the United States, so I learned English very early."

"So you're going to America in the future?"

Only then did Peng Xiaolian nod her head. A high percentage of Shanghainese have overseas connections. Apart from those who went out before liberation, there were also many people who went out before and after the special period.Li Tang's mother is in the United States, she thought it was a family background, and at the same time took it for granted that Li Tang would definitely go out in the future.

"I don't want to go... Oh, I don't have any plans for this right now."

"Huh, why?" Peng Xiaolian asked in surprise.

After all, people in China want to go out these days, let alone the United States.

"Well, I don't think it's easy to get along in the United States, and I like acting. I may have more opportunities to stay in China."

"..."

Peng Xiaolian was at a loss for words, because she knew too well the meaning of the sentence "The United States is not easy to mix, and there are many opportunities in the country."She has been studying and working in the United States for seven years, either helping others or making some short films that no one cares about, and she can't integrate into the mainstream at all.And after returning to China, with the aura of "studying abroad, returning after learning", they can be reused and get the opportunity to shoot important gift films.

She felt more and more that the young man in front of her had a maturity far beyond her own age.Of course, she won't say what she really thinks in her heart, after all, she still has to maintain her personality as a returnee.

She glanced at Li Tang meaningfully, and then switched to normal Chinese and said, "China has indeed developed very fast in the past two years, but I still have to go out and have a look if I have the opportunity, so as to gain more knowledge and learn more from others." Only in this way can we improve ourselves.

Okay, now you're going to act out a 'reunion after a long time' scene for us. "

Finally getting back to the topic, Zhang Jianya, who was sitting next to him, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The two of them chattered a lot just now, but he didn't understand a word.

"Is there a specific designation for the reunion after a long absence?" Li Tang asked.

"Lovers."

"Two directors, give me 1 minute."

Li Tang stood up, took the chair to the side to clear the space, and then did a few stretching movements.

Warming up before performing is a habit he has developed for a long time.

While warming up, think quickly in your mind.

The title "Reunion after a long absence" is simple and complex, because it is easy to use too much force when performing.

For example, they will cheer excitedly, hug and spin regardless of the eyes of the people around them, roar loudly, and let the smile on their faces show wantonly.

This doesn't happen in real life, it's a psycho, it's an actor's ego.

"Reunion after a long absence" must first set up a good scene, for example, at the station, there are many people around.

The general routine is that I opened my eyes wide and saw her in the crowd at a glance. I couldn't wait to rush into the crowd, jumped up while running, and kept calling her name.

Then he happily closed his mouth from ear to ear, looked her up and down with a pair of fiery eyes, unwilling to move away for a second for a long time, the raised corners of his mouth and eyebrows that seemed to be flying could not conceal his excitement and joy.

Of course, this kind of performance that is generally recognized by the audience is a piece of cake for Li Tang.But he wants to show a more advanced performance at this time.

He has acted in stage plays for so many years in his previous life, and his biggest feeling is that although the performance is acting, it is the most realistic. You must fully understand the plot, put yourself into the role, and let the inner drama drive the body language. Only in this way can the audience's emotions be aroused .If the audience can tell at a glance that you are "acting", then your performance will definitely fail.

After Li Tang cleared his mind, he signaled that he was ready.

"Action!" Peng Xiaolian shouted.

I saw Li Tang standing there, first smoothing his hair, then straightening his neckline, and smoothing out the wrinkles on his clothes, with meticulous movements.

Just a single appearance made Peng Xiaolian blink her eyes involuntarily, while Zhang Jianya subconsciously sat up straight.

When a man is about to meet his long-lost lover, his first reaction should be to tidy up his appearance, like a peacock opening its tail to show off its best side.

Then he stretched his neck and glanced around, while standing on tiptoe a little.

The main feature here is to highlight "finding", so it must be expressed physically and visually.

Suddenly his eyes were fixed, he looked straight over, his face showed ecstasy, he opened his mouth wide, as if he wanted to shout, but he didn't, so that his face turned red from being suppressed.

Take small steps forward, slowly, gradually speed up, and suddenly stop.In just a few steps, the eye sockets became moist, and the corners of his mouth moved unconsciously. He wanted to say something, but he choked back when the words reached his mouth.

He raised his slightly trembling hand, gently and carefully, as if stroking a peerless treasure, smiling with tears in his eyes.

"Cut!"

Hearing Peng Xiaolian yell to stop, Li Tang secretly heaved a sigh of relief.He is acting without a real object, and there is no opponent to play with. The point of acting is just right, otherwise there is no response from the opponent, then the next step will be an embarrassing performance.

"Well acted."

Peng Xiaolian took the initiative to hand over the tissue.

"Thank you Director."

Li Tang took it and wiped his eyes.

Acting in a crying scene is the basic skill of an actor, but it is a real kung fu to act until the tears roll in the eyes without falling down.

Peng Xiaolian looked at him carefully again, the young man's external conditions were also excellent, the more he looked at him, the more satisfied he was.

"Okay, let's go here today. Well, you go back first and wait for the news." Peng Xiaolian said.

Li Tang was stunned for a moment, thinking that this is the end of the matter?However, he didn't ask too much, and bowed to the two of them, saying, "Okay, thank you director!"

Watching the young man go out, Zhang Jianya, who was sorting things out on the table, saw that Peng Xiaolian had written the words "Guo Shaobai" on Li Tang's resume, and couldn't help saying, "Have you decided?"

Peng Xiaolian hesitated for a moment, then said: "It's an option, we need to listen to the opinions of the factory."

(End of this chapter)