Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 408 Promotion and Elimination

In two days, the variety show work will start. Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi also plan to take advantage of the few days before the official start of work to make preparations and enter a new working state.

So they slipped away quietly, but the assessment of the players continued.

In addition to the assessment of dubbing performance, there are also physical display assessment and recitation assessment.

Originally, there was an assessment of simulated animals, which was also a compulsory course in the acting department of the National Academy of Arts.

But this course is about persistent practice. The program team only gave half a month of training time. This course obviously has no time conditions, so it was cancelled.

There are three assessment courses, and two hundred contestants will assess one course every day.

A score of [-], a total score of [-].

After the assessment of each contestant, in order to take care of the emotions of the contestants, the teachers did not announce the scores immediately.

But through the comments of the teachers, the contestants can also guess the level of the score.

However, the specific score is also unknown, and it is related to elimination, which makes all the players feel anxious.

Some vegans regard "I Am an Actor" as a turning point in their lives, and it would be a pity if they were eliminated.

Some people from academies regard "I Am an Actor" as an excellent opportunity to make their debut, and it would be a pity if they were eliminated.

Some people who have already made their debut regard "I am an actor" as a platform for experience or promotion. They have only one idea at the moment. If they are eliminated, it will be a shame. After all, they are all famous people, and even newcomers can't compare with this It doesn't sound good when the news gets out.

The contestants had different thoughts, and the three-day assessment ended soon.

Today is the day to announce the results.

For some people, it is also a day that determines the direction of fate.

——September 10.

At one o'clock at noon, two hundred contestants walked out of the cafeteria in groups of three and five, and went to the polygonal studio on the fourth floor of the dormitory building.

They were still laughing and talking on the road, but when they walked up to the entrance of the studio on the fourth floor, they gradually became quieter.

The results will be announced soon, and 200 out of 150 people will be eliminated, with a 75% elimination rate, which made them nervous when they walked into the studio.

Hu Ge, Yuan Hong, Zhang Luyi, and Yang Mi were also nervous. Compared with the pure newcomers present who did not have much basic skills, although they had professional and systematic study experience in colleges and universities, they were more confident in the assessment, but they faced such a moment. , There are still some worries that should be there, and this is also a normal state of mind.

Under the instructions of the staff, the contestants sat in the rows of seats arranged under the stage, but there were no rules. The contestants found the empty seats and sat with familiar people one by one.

The cameraman finds a good location in the studio to set up the machine and prepares for shooting.

According to the intention of the program group, the scenes of training, assessment, and elimination and promotion these days will be inserted in the form of a few minutes of clips before the main film through post-editing, telling the audience what is going on, and then transitioning to the main film.

The contestants waited quietly, no one spoke.

As if the tension was contagious, the entire studio fell silent.

Until the door was pushed open again, they heard the sound, and Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi followed Hong Tao and Long Danni in.

Chu Xuan?

Concubine Liu Yi?
Many players' eyes lit up.

Except for seeing Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi in the first few days of registration, I never saw them again during the following period.

During this period, they also knew about the awards of Golden Eagle Goddess and Golden Eagle Best Actor, and they also envied and yearned for such honors.

It is indisputable that Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei are the hottest pair of young actors nowadays, at least they think so.

Many people came to compete because of these two people, and the achievements of these two people are also what many people present want to pursue and achieve.

Goodbye to Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi at this time, some contestants were as excited as audience fans seeing their idols, some contestants saw the two walking with Hong Tao and Long Danni, and guessed that the two appeared at this time, probably to announce it for them achievement.

Sure enough, in their eyes, only Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei exchanged a few words with Hong Tao and Long Danni, and then Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei each took a document and a microphone and walked onto the stage.

"Hi everyone, I'm Chu Xuan."

"Hi everyone, I'm Concubine Liu Yi."

After two or three days of preparatory work at home, the two arrived as scheduled today when the variety show work officially started.

It's just that the current job is not good. After they announce the results, three quarters of the people will be eliminated.

This is somewhat cruel.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi also felt sorry for this in their hearts.

Chu Xuan faced the public, picked up the microphone and said, "Next, Concubine Liu Yi and I will announce the results of the assessment. Concubine Liu Yi and I will only announce the list of promotions, and those who are not on the list..."

Chu Xuan paused, and said silently: "Default elimination."

As soon as the words fell, the applause in the studio suddenly became sparse, and then fell silent.

All the contestants were silent, some clenched their hands, some pinched their thighs, and some sullenly... The atmosphere of tension and worry became stronger.

"Starting from the name, Chu Xuan and I take turns to announce the five promotions." Concubine Liu Yi looked down at the script, then looked up at the contestants: "Those who will be announced for promotion, please come to the stage. Those who are announced to be promoted will have their own transcripts distributed by staff."

The players quietly listened to the simple rules and waited for the list to be announced.

Chu Xuan glanced at the scene and said, "Name."

Hearing that the roster was about to be announced, the contestants' hearts tightened and they concentrated on it.

"Zhu Yilong." Chu Xuan announced the name of the first person promoted.

Hearing this name, the contestants stared at Zhu Yilong himself from all directions.

The young Zhu Yilong looked excited, clenched his fist and waved it in front of his chest.

He is just a freshman in the 06 class of Beijing Film Academy. He asked for leave to participate in the program after only a few classes.

Although it was the last place in the promotion, it was also exciting news for him.

And it was his idol senior brother who announced that he was promoted, which made him even more excited.

He stood up and walked to the stage according to the rules that his senior sister said. The faces of the contestants were more or less envious, but the first name was announced, and there were 49 opportunities, so their eyes followed Zhu Yilong's walking. To the stage, waiting for the list to continue to be announced.

As Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi's names were announced one after another, those who were named were relieved and walked onto the stage happily, while some who had not been named became more nervous.

"No. 15, Yang Mi." Concubine Liu Yi read.

The nearby players cast envious and natural glances, and Yang Mi also heaved a sigh of relief.

But she raised her eyebrows slightly imperceptibly, only 15?
As the most famous person among the two hundred contestants, she was not very satisfied with this result, but she herself knew the reason.

In the past year, due to filming, she didn't take a few classes at school, and she didn't have a good boyfriend like Chu Xuan who could teach anytime and anywhere, but the content of the assessment was all about basic skills, and she admitted that she was really not good at basic skills.

But in the end, he was promoted, in line with his expectations.

"Congratulations." Zhang Xiaofei and Yuan Shanshan, the classmates next to her, said.

"You must be ahead of me, I will wait for you." Yang Mi encouraged them.

"No. 14, Yuan Shanshan."

"No. 12, Zhang Xiaofei."

"No. 11, Tang Yan."

Under the stage, Tang Yan smiled sweetly and stood up.

Tang Yan's tall and outstanding figure makes Tang Yan stand out these days, which is also her proud capital.

She is an acting student in the 01 Chinese Opera, one year older than Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.

Although she won the beauty pageant champion in 01, was selected as the "Olympic Baby" by director Zhang Yimou in 04, made an appearance at the Athens Olympics, and gained some popularity, but there have been no dramas to perform in these years, always Missed an opportunity to debut in the film and television industry.

The appearance of "I am an actor" made her see an opportunity.

Judging from the fact that she has received professional and systematic studies in Chinese opera but has no works, she is very satisfied with the 11th place result.

"No. 10, Jiangsu Film."

"Ninth place, Zhang Junling."

"Eighth place, Peng Yuyan."

"No. 7, Hugo."

"The sixth place, Yuan Hong."

One after another, actors who are not well-known are promoted and stepped onto the stage.

Obviously, the higher the rankings, the promoted personnel have basically made their debut.

Compared with some pure rookies, it seems unfair.

But these actors who have debuted have more stage experience, and it is fair to judge from the criteria.

It has been announced to No.6, and only the last top five are left.

Most of the contestants in the audience are self-aware and have given up hope.

With this in mind, many players gradually loosened their tense hearts, waiting with loss and regret for the announcement of the list of the top five players.

"Who do you think is No. 1?" The 45 people who have already advanced stood on the stage, four or five meters behind Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, Jiangsu Ying poked Hu Ge's arm.

"Zhang Luyi, Lei Jiayin, and Chen Chuang should be one of these three." Hu Ge whispered.

"Same as I thought." Jiangsu Ying nodded.

"Zhang Luyi is in the play, Lei Jiayin is in the play, and Chen Chuang is in Beiying. It's interesting." Peng Yuyan said with a smile behind them.

Hu Ge, Yuan Hong, and Jiangsu Ying were all on stage. After hearing Peng Yuyan's joking words, they turned their heads to look at him.

"What about you?" Yuan Hong said.

Peng Yuyan pointed to Zhang Junling next to her, and said, "We are from Baodao, we belong to Huaguo actors, we pay attention to harmony, we can be your referee."

Zhang Junling nodded repeatedly.

"Raise the banner again." Tang Yan shook her head.

"Shh, it's going to be announced." Yang Mi put her finger on her lips and "Shhh".

Everyone calmed down, looked at the backs of Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, and waited for the announcement of the list with the players in the audience.

Concubine Liu Yi turned a page of the script, her eyes swept over the faces of several contestants in the audience.

"No. 5, Yang Rui."

"No. 4, White Chlorella."

"No. 3, Lei Jiayin."

"The second place, Zhang Luyi."

"No. 1, Chen Chuang."

The five contestants stood up separately, glanced at each other in various directions, and each breathed a sigh of relief.

The performance of the five of them in the half-month training was the most impressive, and the list was announced backwards. With the announcement of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, the number of promotion places became less and less, and they were also worried.

Now that they have advanced, they also let go of their hearts and walked onto the stage one by one.

Yang Rui is a good friend of Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi. Speaking of which, she is also the senior sister of Concubine Liu and Chu Xuan, and an acting student of the 99th Beijing Film Academy.

She has many costume works, and the results of her works are not bad.

The performance of the work is good, and her acting skills are often praised, but she can't understand why she is not popular.

Others said that she didn't die in the fire, but she was skeptical of this kind of metaphysical explanation.

With the appearance of "I Am an Actor", she also thought of trying other ways to see if she could elevate her career through this program.

Although she is satisfied with the result of the No.5 assessment, she also regrets it. Faced with this kind of competitive stage, everyone wants to be the first. If you don’t have this mentality, then don’t come. shoulders all the way forward.

However, the others are not bad, and there are many acting schools, so the competitive pressure is still a bit high.

Bai Cheng is a signed actor of Xiangjiang Yinghuang Entertainment. With the current trend of artists from Xiangjiang and Baodao starting to develop in the mainland, she was also pushed by the company, intending to use this program to increase her popularity in the mainland.

The training system of Xiangjiang Entertainment Company is very strict. After being trained by the company, she was very confident when she first came to the show, but later found that many actors of the same age as her who also participated in the show were not bad, which made her gradually put aside her contempt. heart, and are ready to take the trials they face on the show seriously.

She is dissatisfied with the result of No.4, and she should be the first if she wants to do it.

Lei Jiayin also wanted to enter the film and television industry after graduating from acting, but he was not handsome, and no crew looked for him, and he failed many auditions, so he could only work in the drama industry.

Some time ago, his school received an invitation from the program group, and then his teacher called and recommended him to try it.

At first he didn't take it seriously, the show, entertaining the public, has something to do with the actor's profession?

But he heard that food and housing are included for half a month, and if he is promoted, he will continue to be provided with food and housing. Since he can't make much money doing dramas, he became interested.

Calculate the round-trip ticket between Shenghai and Beijing, and also calculate the food and accommodation expenses. If you subtract the two, you will make a lot of money!

So he came.

But let's not say, this show is quite formal. Hey, there are four respected senior artists to guide him, which somehow made him pay some attention to this show.

As for the No. 3 test result, that's it. It would be even better if I could add a chicken leg.

The experiences of Zhang Luyi and Lei Jiayin are a bit similar. They both couldn't audition for good roles after graduation because of their lack of appearance, and each was obsessed with the drama stage.

When he heard the news about this show, he didn't want to come to this show. Maybe real actors have a kind of contempt for variety shows?

However, after he saw the program flow and the list of eight judges, he changed his mind.

With so many senior judges sitting here, maybe this show is really created for actors.

This is indeed the case. During the half-month training period, he made many friends, and the collision of artistic ideas made him feel that he came to the right place.

He even met a competitor, Chen Chuang.

This buddy, every role played vividly in the simulated training.

If it wasn't for this dude's not-so-good looks, he would probably have become famous by now.

He got the second result, and Chen Chuang was able to take the first place, he felt that he deserved it.

Chen Chuang walked onto the stage, filled with emotion.

He is an actor of the older generation, he has acted in many works, and each role has attracted many audiences to some extent, but because of his bad looks, he can't always get a role, and he is not a good role.

For example, the roaring dog in "Lotus Lantern" plays a dog.

For example, the wild dog Taoist in "Zhu Xian" is also related to dogs.

He doesn't dislike these characters, he just doesn't want others to think of him in a box.

But being in the entertainment industry is often involuntary, actors like them have no choice at all about what role to play.

As a senior actor, he plucked up the courage to come to this show for a very simple purpose. He heard that in the program process, the actors would choose their own scripts. He just wanted to try different types of roles and satisfy himself that he couldn't choose in the entertainment industry. But in the show you can choose your heart.

He is still happy to get this No.1, and he also feels the respect that is difficult to get in the entertainment industry because he is not popular.

"Congratulations." Yang Mi, Tang Yan and others applauded lightly, congratulating Chen Chuang and Zhang Luyi who came.

"Same joy, same joy." Zhang Luyi said, and the others nodded with a smile.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi turned their heads to look at them, and then looked back at the rest of the audience.

The 150 promotion quotas are full, which indicates that the [-] people in the audience are facing elimination.

Some of them are downcast, some seem to have let go, and some girls are silently wiping their tears.

The staff began to send them report cards, which contained their assessment scores, as well as the teachers' comments and blessings added by the behind-the-scenes staff.

"It's a pity." Chu Xuan picked up the microphone and sighed, "You guys stopped here today."

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips and looked at the contestants in the audience full of regret.

Chen Chuang, Zhang Luyi and other 50 people who had advanced also stopped talking in low voices, and the parting atmosphere brought out by Chu Xuan's words made them feel a little sad.

The players present are training every day, and they have been together day and night for half a month. Many people can chat with each other and gradually become familiar with each other.

It is time to part, and this parting may be forever, and they have no choice but to look at familiar people with encouraging eyes as much as possible to comfort them.

"I think." Concubine Liu Yi picked up the microphone and said, "This half month is a good memory for you, and it should be an experience that many people will never have access to in their lifetime. I have a unique past in my life. I think you are worthwhile."

Everyone nodded, agreeing with this statement.

Many people do not work in this industry, because they gathered here by fate, and they were trained by four artists. This is something that they never dreamed of before. It is indeed a wonderful journey.

Hong Tao in the audience said to the contestants at this time: "If the show goes well, we will see you next season. Welcome to sign up again next year."

next season? ...The eliminated contestants were startled, and many of them seemed to have gained motivation again, their eyes lit up.

Under the signal of the staff, the contestants stood up and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi turned to face the 50 people who had advanced, and Concubine Liu said, "You go back to the dormitory to tidy up your clothes, put them all in the suitcases, and then put the suitcases in the aisle, the staff needs to rearrange your dormitories. "

The promotion has been completed, the recording of the program is about to start, and the program team has to arrange the sponsor's advertising products.

Everyone nodded and walked down the stage one by one. Their pace was faster, and it seemed that they wanted to catch up with the eliminated contestants.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi saw it and knew that they were going to say goodbye.

The two walked off the stage to join Hong Tao and Long Danni, and followed the flow of people out.

Walking downstairs in the aisle, the four of them passed by the door of each dormitory and looked in. Those who were promoted and those who were eliminated were packing their luggage while talking before parting.

After packing up their luggage, those who were eliminated were ready to leave, and those who were promoted went downstairs to see them off.

Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, Hong Tao and Long Danni also followed them all the way to the gate of the park. People who were familiar with each other said their final farewells inside and outside the gate, and a touch of sadness once again filled everyone's heart.

"Come on brothers and sisters!" someone shouted, smiling.

"Goodbye!" Someone waved, and the others who were eliminated also waved.

"Goodbye!" Hu Ge and Yuan Hong, who had advanced, waved back.

"Goodbye idol!" Suddenly someone shouted to Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, and some players who came to Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei also shouted.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi waved their hands softly, "Goodbye."

They watched off with the fifty advanced contestants, and watched as more than a hundred people not far away boarded the four buses prepared by the program group one by one.

Under the dazzling brilliance, the bus started to depart and gradually moved away.

"Okay, let it pass if you are not happy, let's be happy now." Chu Xuan clapped his hands, and when the fifty contestants turned to look at him, he said: "Congratulations to everyone who successfully advanced, applaud."

Concubine Liu Yi smiled and clapped along with Chu Xuan.

The corners of their mouths raised slightly, and they applauded to congratulate themselves.

Chu Xuan put down his hands and said: "Everyone has worked hard during this time, and Director Hong and Sister Long have prepared a surprise for everyone. Now get in the car, target farmhouse, no filming, let go of eating and drinking, seafood, barbecue, big meals Everything you need."

Everyone raised their brows, and immediately cheered "Oh--".

Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, Hong Tao, and Long Danni had fun seeing this. During this period of time, eating in the cafeteria every day, and then training from morning to night, these guys must be exhausted.

Hong Tao waved in the direction of the two minibuses in the park, and the two vehicles drove slowly.

"Friends, get in the car!" Concubine Liu Yi waved her hands happily.

Everyone's sorrow of separation just now dissipated a little, and they boarded two minibuses one by one.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei got into the business car with Hong Tao and Long Danni, and headed to the farmhouse in the suburbs.

(End of this chapter)