Full-time actor

Chapter 177 [4] Chang Li: Yes, he is... Chen Yu!

"Don't tell me yet, the book recommended by the boss is quite good!"

"Nonsense, I didn't read it, it's the Contradictory Literature Award!"

"Damn, this book is so thick that I didn't even finish it in a day. There are too many characters in it!"

"Well, otherwise why would the boss choose this adaptation?"

"Isn't this just enough to satisfy everyone in our class?"

"But it's not easy to compile this..."

"I can't do it anyway!"

"..."

Wen Zhang and Yang Shuo were discussing in the class. Many people were holding a copy of the latest version of "White Deer Plain" that had just been revised by People's Art Publishing House and chewing on it. Some people had been reading it for two days.

Chen Yu also underestimated the difficulty of adapting a drama script. Although the script only had more than 6 words, it took him two days and one night.

Besides sleeping, Chen Yu basically worked on this script.

In his opinion, the first version was still rough.

Although the incident is not that different from the human art, the dialogues are much different. Chen Yu copied the dialogues from the novel and could barely cope with the rehearsal; if he really wanted to stage a drama, he would definitely not be able to achieve it.

"The boss is here!"

Seeing Chen Yu walk into the classroom with a tired look on his face, all the students from Class 02 of the Level Performance Department also knew that Chen Yu had worked hard these past two days.

Chen Yu pinched his shoulders and slapped his back. Chen Yu handed several printed scripts to Wen Zhang and Tong Yao: "This is the script. After reading the novel for so many days, you should be familiar with the contents in it." Are the roles clear?"

"It doesn't matter whether it suits you or not. It's about performing that feeling..."

Chen Yu didn't expect the performance to be very good at all, but it was definitely enough to cope with the big drama. At least it was an adaptation of the script.

"Damn it, boss, you are too awesome..."

"This...is this really something you did in two days?"

"Fuck, so many words?"

"Don't tell me that you've finished adapting a novel?"

Finishing the script adaptation of a novel in two days, even if it's rough, it's definitely something awesome!

At least not everyone here can do it.

"The first scene is similar to the novel. I instantly had a sense of the picture!"

"Me too!"

"Okay, I can understand this script!"

"..."

I was turning over several nursery rhymes there, and the more I read, the more frightened I became. Although the lines of Chen Yu's "White Deer Plain" drama script were copied from the novel, they were written very carefully.

The most important thing is that Chen Yu has scenes from the drama in his mind, so he only needs to write out that scene and copy the characters and lines according to this section of the novel.

"Don't just look at it. Have the roles been determined?"

"Okay, just practice your lines according to the script. It's only a few days away!"

Chen Yu looked at everyone. In fact, he didn't want to play the male lead Bai Jiaxuan. It wasn't that he wasn't good at it, but that he was tired.

It is really tiring for young actors to play the role of old makeup, and it is very difficult to perform well.

It's not a formal filming, Chen Yu must have wanted to take it easy, but unfortunately, a group of people asked him to be the male lead, and he couldn't refuse even if they pushed hard.

When it comes to acting and makeup, as long as you're good at it, there's nothing wrong with it. Speaking of which, Tony Leung Jiahui, the Thousand Faces of Movies actor, looks like anything he plays.

TVB Li Yaoxiang played Zhou Botong when he was in his 20s, and it didn't feel out of place at all.

Even Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, etc., who are famous for their good looks, have all played old men.

Movements, eyes, demeanor, walking, etc., that is, if the body makeup is in place, the audience will spontaneously ignore your age.

However, there are really not many young actors who can do this.

There are even fewer actors who can adapt to any role; the entertainment industry has only one Liang Jiahui. The acting skills of most actors depend on their roles, and some actors just know some roles very well.

For example, Xiao Ming's domineering president... but if you ask him to play a farmer, it would definitely be too much.

Chen Yu thinks that his plasticity is pretty good, but Bai Jiaxuan is really challenging, even more contrasting than Liu Huaqiang in "Conquer" and Song Jinming in "Blind Shaft" before him.

Middle-aged and old farmers are not so easy to grasp.

Especially the old farmers in Shaanxi.

Chen Yu really needs to think carefully about this role. Liu Yifei plays Bai Jiaxuan's wife Xiancao, which is even more... leaving Chen Yu speechless.

Fortunately, this is just a rehearsal for the drama. The teachers are only testing your acting skills, not actually watching the drama.

Soon, all the characters were claimed.

Nursery Rhyme - Tian Xiao'e, this one is quite appropriate.

Wen Zhang - Bai Xiaowen, the eldest son of Bai Jiaxuan.

Luo Jin - Bai Xiaowu.

Zhu Yawen - Lu Zhaopeng, the eldest son of Lu Zilin.

Tang Yan——Bai Ling, daughter of Bai Jiaxuan.

White lily - cold autumn water.

……

There are all young characters, and Lu Zilin, Mr. Zhu and Lu San, who have many roles opposite Chen Yu's Bai Jiaxuan, were all chosen.

This is the second protagonist in "White Deer Plain" after Bai Jiaxuan, and they have two great supporting roles.

In the end, Yang Shuo played Lu Zilin, Mr. Zhu Li Zefeng, and Lu San played Huang Chenchen... Everyone knows that middle-aged people are difficult to act, and there are even old makeup behind them.

"The big exam is in three days!"

"Let's rehearse first tonight..."

Tong Yao held the script in his hand and issued tasks there, while Chen Yu sat there, trying to figure out the role.

***

Three days later, the examination room where Chen Yuyi took the exam.

The major examination of the Chinese Opera Performance Department, which takes place once a semester, will be held here soon.

The three classes adopted the program lottery method.

In other words, it's not based on classes, but on programs; after all, in addition to Chen Yu's Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 of the Acting Department have several dramas.

Moreover, this time I don’t know if it’s because of the importance attached by China National Drama, or because of Chen Yu. In the past, only the head of the acting department was the judge, but this time even the deputy dean Liu Guofu came.

Even Professor Sun Liang from China National Theater Experimental Theater was sitting there.

The Experimental Theater is a drama troupe affiliated with China National Opera, which can be traced back to 1938. Later, Qinghua, China National Opera Repertory Theater and the Capital Theater merged to form the National Theater. The teachers and students of the original theater established this experimental theater theater.

It is also quite famous in China, and there are drama performances and sales every day.

Every graduation drama of the Chinese Opera Performance Department will be screened at the Experimental Theater, and you can buy tickets to watch it.

In addition to being in charge of the experimental theater, Professor Sun Liang currently serves as a first-level performance supervisor in Guohua, responsible for the daily rehearsals of drama actors.

This time he and Liu Guofu were considered the most famous among the five judges. Next to them were Hao Rong, the top secretary of the acting department, Chang Li, the director, and Wang Xin, the deputy director.

Hao Rong and Chen Yu are still very impressive. He became the dean of the Chinese Opera in 18 years and is an authority in the field of opera. He graduated from the Chinese Opera majoring in drama and wrote many papers on opera.

Currently he teaches basic theater, film and television acting courses for sophomores and juniors in the Department of Acting.

Five people were sitting above them, putting a lot of pressure on the three head teachers of the acting department standing aside.

"Boss, who will we play first?" Outside the door, Yang Shuo asked Chen Yu. They had just sent Chen Yu to draw lots, and Chen Yu showed the number plate in his hand.

Everyone immediately let out a breath.

"so far so good!"

"Third, as long as it's not first and last!"

The group of people exhaled a long breath, but Liu Tianchi walked out expressionlessly: "The first group of students to come on stage is ready!"

A group of students from Class 3 immediately grimaced. They would be the first to go in later. The other students from Class 3 shouted to them to come on.

After 5 minutes, the first group of students entered.

"Is it just one show for Class 1 this time?"

Hao Rong asked Chang Li beside him in a low voice while watching the performance of the first group of students.

In fact, the drama performed by this group of students is somewhat difficult to describe in words.

"Yes, just one, 30 people rehearsed a play!"

Chang Li said with a smile.

"Oh?"

Sun Liang, the person in charge of the experimental theater who was sitting nearby, smiled a little: "Which drama is it? The more people there are, the harder it is to arrange!"

"It's said to be adapted from a novel!"

Chang Li knew a little about this, after all, she was relatively close to the First Class.

"Adapted?"

This time, even Vice President Liu Guofu, who was sitting in the middle, was alarmed. After he drew a red line on the score sheet under him, he said to Hao Rong: "It couldn't be that Chen Yu who came up with the idea again, right?"

Chen Yu is definitely a popular figure in the performance department at present. Not to mention the top leader in the department, even the dean knows him.

"Liu Yuan, you really guessed it right, it was adapted by Chen Yu!"

"..."

Liu Guofu shook his head, with a smile on his face: "This student always creates surprises for people. I heard that he made a sketch in five minutes for the art test. Is this true?"

"Yes, that skit was quite good. I originally asked someone to expand the skit and make it a major drama this semester. I never thought he would actually create such a book again!"

Chang Li leaned over and said, drama performances usually take a long time, half an hour to an hour, so of course the judges can have some whispers between them.

In fact, mutual communication is also required when grading.

"Okay, boy!"

"Do you know which novel?"

Sun Liang looked at Chang Li, who hurriedly said: "Chen Zhongshi's award-winning film, "White Deer Plain"!"

"What?"

Sun Liang's voice almost sounded messy. It was actually "White Deer Plain". They were also considering the arrangement of the Chinese version, but they still couldn't find a suitable script teacher.

It is said that Renyi is also planning to do it.

An acting student actually has the guts to do this?

Sun Liang simply couldn't imagine it.

"You are a bit brave. What if the row is in a mess..."

Sun Liang didn't think that a student could write such a huge script well, but Chang Li next to him said: "Professor Sun, I have gone to see it several times, and the arrangement is quite impressive. It may be released." Beyond your expectations!”

"is it?"

Sun Liang smiled noncommittally: "Then I'll take a closer look later!"

About half an hour later, the first group of students finished their drama performance. Several review teachers were there to give scores, and the three head teachers of the performance department were giving scores to each student.

Then, there is the second group.

The second set lasted 45 minutes.

Sun Liang shook his head when he saw it. He was originally from a drama background, so of course he had very high requirements for the performance and arrangement of dialogue dramas.

Hao Rong was also not satisfied and kept frowning the whole time.

Until the third group, Chen Yu wore earmuffs and a large blue cotton-padded jacket, with his hands in his sleeves. He walked into the classroom shaking, patting himself as he walked: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law? "

The thick Shaanxi dialect, coupled with his old makeup and the beard at the corner of his mouth, made Chang Li smile immediately.

"Jiaxuan, it's snowing all over the world, why are you here?"

A somewhat young and very non-standard Shaanpu came from the mouth of Li Zefeng on the side. He played the role of Mr. Zhu, Bai Jiaxuan's brother-in-law.

But he did not appear, but only spoke the lines.

puff!puff!

Chen Yu was brushing the snow off his body and said anxiously in one direction: "Mom, I asked you to hire a Feng Shui master and go out to do it early in the morning!"

"The snow on the ground——"

As Chen Yu spoke, he made exaggerated gestures with his hands: "It's as thick as a palm, and you can't even see the edge!"

Squeak!

The students in Class 1 had quickly put down several tables and stools. Mr. Zhu, played by Li Zefeng, appeared with his hands folded, and Chen Yu looked face to face with him.

"Walking alone on the snow, I always feel that everything is colorful in front of me!"

"One moment it's red light, another moment it's green light, and the next moment... it turns into blue light!"

"Well, I peed on the roadside..."

When Chen Yu said this, he smiled: "It's really thanks to the urine soaking, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered it!"

He suddenly stood in front of several judges, looked directly at the five people there and said: "I was peeing while looking around, and found a lump of wet soil on the slow slope not far away, which seemed to be wet. It’s steaming~~”

"I was thinking, why is there someone peeing in front of me?"

"But there weren't any footprints around, so I walked over and took a closer look!"

Chen Yu pointed forward and looked at Li Zefeng: "Well, what you said is absolutely true. There is a green leaf growing on that wetland. Our place is called thistle. Do you think it's strange?"

"How could it grow such green thistles in the freezing cold weather?"

"I dug down along the root of the thistle, and guess what, I dug out a connecting rod with leaves and petals, and it was pink and white!"

"I originally wanted to dig it out, but I was afraid that it was some kind of precious herb that would lose its medicinal properties and become waste, so I buried it back intact..."

As Chen Yu spoke, he looked at Li Zefeng helplessly.

But Chang Li and the others all smiled and shook their heads.

Chen Yu's appearance and his few dialect lines brought everyone into the scene, especially Sun Liang. He had read the original work of "White Deer Plain" and was even more impressed now.

Because this plot was very familiar to him.

Chen Yu's old Shaanxi accent definitely matched the description in the book, and the long list of lines made it difficult for Sun Liang to tell that the Bai Jiaxuan in front of him was played by a student.

The performance was only second, and his authentic line skills truly amazed him.

"This student——"

"Yes, he is...Chen Yu!"

Chang Li grinned, as if she was particularly satisfied with Sun Liang's expression.

It's this effect.

I can't be the only one surprised!

(End of this chapter)