Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 415 Stage Recording ([-])

"This is broadcast under the title of Xinlang Micro Entertainment..."

"Thank you BBK Music Phone..."

"Thank you Yili pure milk..."

"Thank you Mengjie Home Textiles..."

"Thank you Hongxing Erke..."

"...great support for this show!"

He Jiong's opening remarks are unique and completely different from the opening forms of all variety shows in the current market.

The audience was stunned for a while, but they didn't feel much. They were even more impressed with some familiar brands.

The media jury found it both funny and awesome.

"My God, how much sponsorship does this have?" Some media were stunned.

"It should be 21." Some media couldn't believe it.

"Fuck, this is really awesome." Some media were dumbfounded and admired.

Before "Supergirl", a variety show had single-digit sponsorships at most, and a popular TV show seemed to have eleven or twelve sponsorships at most.

After "Supergirl", the variety show sponsorship market has changed. With capital chasing profits, the sponsorship volume of variety shows has been increasing year by year.

But "I Am an Actor" seems to have set a precedent, with as many as 21 sponsors, which they did not expect.

Of course, if we let them know that the program is divided into front and back, the amount of advertising sponsorship is relatively normal. After all, front and back are two types of programs.

"This shows that if the ratings of this show explode, Bright Times and Mango Channel will make a lot of money." Some media shook their heads with emotion.

Some media have a deeper understanding: "Not only that, after this show is broadcast, the variety show market is expected to take off completely. Although I don't know how much the 21 sponsorships cost, I just told the market about the number of sponsorships. Variety shows make more money than film and television dramas.”

"Indeed." Many media outlets nodded and agreed with this statement.

In the guest area, Concubine Liu Yi covered her mouth and laughed in a low voice: "It took me a minute to read the advertisement, thank you, Teacher He."

Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua also found it interesting.

This is Long Danni's idea, to concentrate the advertising business at the beginning of the show with the best ratings, and in the process, some advertising stages that may affect the broadcasting effect of the program can be avoided.

"Okay." He Jiong breathed a sigh of relief deliberately: "Fortunately, my business ability is good, and I successfully completed this oral broadcast content. It is the first time in my life to face such an opening, and it is also a challenge for me."

There was "haha" laughter at the scene, amused by He Jiong's words.

All of a sudden, the scene changed from a relatively boring oral broadcast session to a relaxed and cheerful one.

He Jiong looked at the judges: "The show has a very strong lineup of judges. It should be the first time that so many famous directors and famous actors gather in one show. It's rare."

Everyone nodded. In their impression, these eight judges should be participating in a variety show for the first time, and it is indeed rare to see them.

The eight judges smiled slightly. This is a variety show about performances. If it is another variety show, they may not agree to come.

They are also very interested in cultivating and selecting outstanding actors of the new generation, and it seems that they are driven by a responsibility to do so.

So, here they are.

"Before the performance officially starts, I would like to ask the judges, what do you understand about actors? What do you think is a good actor?" He Jiong asked questions according to the process.

"Director Kaige?" He asked Chen Kaige.

Chen Kaige picked up the microphone, said slowly and gently, "An actor is a simple yet complex individual."

"His simplicity lies in the fact that he is just a very ordinary profession among the general public. It is not noble. Many people easily lose themselves if they don't want to understand this. If they figure it out, he will be a good actor."

"His complexity lies in his kaleidoscopic changes. He can be a doctor, a soldier, or a beggar."

"Find the relationship between the characters, deeply know who you are playing, show the emotions you should have, and let the audience resonate. This is the basic ability of a good actor."

"Whether the relationship between the characters is clear is the benchmark for me to choose a good actor."

After the words fell, the students watching on TV in the background looked like students, thinking about what Chen Kaige said.

In the guest area, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi nodded slowly, trying to figure out the relationship between the characters, which is indeed one of the core elements to show the corresponding emotions.

In the area behind the judging area, the accompanying assistants of the various media took out small notebooks to record the words of the judges and use them as materials for future reports.

Many viewers at the scene were disappointed with Chen Kaige's failure of "The Promise", but Chen Kaige's gentle and convincing tone of voice made many viewers feel like a spring breeze, inexplicably benefiting a lot.

I don't know if Chen Kaige did this on purpose, or if he was like this himself.

"Producer Zhang, what do you think?" He Jiong asked.

Zhang Jizhong picked up the microphone: "A good actor must have a deep understanding of his own position, which roles he is suitable for and which roles he is not suitable for. You must understand."

"Which type of character does your image fit is definitely an important question."

"If you find the right direction and play the right role, you will have the chance to become a good actor."

Some media judges scoffed, looking for the right direction?Playing the right role?How many actors are qualified to control the direction of their own interpretation?Isn't it because the capital allows the actors to act whatever they want?
In his opinion, Zhang Jizhong's words were nonsense, far less connotative than what Chen Kaige said.

However, there are also media who agree with Zhang Jizhong's words. Nowadays, many film and television dramas only pay attention to the benefits that can be brought by popularity, and do not pay attention to the artistry of the film and television drama itself.

If an actor only enjoys the convenience brought by popularity and takes on the role without considering whether the role is suitable for him, he may earn more and more money, but he is destined to be farther and farther away from the word "good actor".

In his opinion, there was nothing wrong with Zhang Jizhong's words.

"Director Tang?" He Jiong looked at Tang Jili.

Tang Jili picked up the microphone: "In a word, if you dare to play, fight, and act, you are a good actor."

His words are concise and can be regarded as nonsense, but they contain a lot of things.

Dare to fight, dare to fight, don't mention it, just say dare to act.

Does an actor dare to play ugly when the plot requires it?
Does an actor dare to jump into a river when he needs to?
In his directing experience, even if there are protective measures, many actors dare not do some actions.

Questions like these, for him as an international action director, are indeed the criteria for judging whether an actor is a good actor.

"Director Li Shaohong?" He Jiong looked at Li Shaohong.

Li Shaohong picked up the microphone: "Before filming a film, have you studied your character in depth? Have you understood and pondered the character's body movements and lines? Do you have any understanding of the character's worldview?" Have you considered it? If not, then your character will have no soul, and this is also my criterion for judging whether an actor is a good actor."

Everyone nodded. Nowadays, the demand for popular actors in the market is increasing. As a result, many actors can make N movies in a year. How can they have time to think about roles?To ponder the script?

Li Shaohong's words reflect two completely different paths in the showbiz, one is the path of working hard to make money, and the other is the path of spending time playing a good role.

Right and wrong are not judged. After all, people have their own pursuits. As long as they don't break the law, either way is right.

It's just that when it comes to good actors, the latter path is undoubtedly the correct answer.

"Teacher Chen Daoming?" He Jiong asked Chen Daoming.

Chen Daoming thought for a while, picked up the microphone and said, "As an actor, what can you bring to the audience? Happiness? Beauty? Love? Longing? Passion? Struggle? Novelty? Shock? Excitement? I think he's a good actor."

This sentence made the audience nod again and again, and they recognized it very much.

What the others said just now was too broad, and they couldn't understand the deep meaning.

But Chen Daoming's words resonated with them. They felt all kinds of emotions because of an actor's performance. This is the basis for them, the audience, to recognize him as a good actor.

The media judges also agree. Some actors only know how to make money from filming. One endorsement can last for ten years. As for what can they bring to the audience?Like it's none of their business?
Chen Daoming's words hit the nail on the head, showing the core role of the actor profession in society. What can it bring to the audience?
He Jiong asked the three judges Zhang Guoli, Deng Jie and Yang Ziqiong. Perhaps Chen Daoming's words covered their opinions, and their answers were similar, and they all named the value of the actors' existence.

At the end of this session, He Jiong talked about the competition system, and immediately indicated that the performance began: "The first group of students will be invited to perform on stage."

Welcomed by the applause of the crowd, Zhang Luyi and Chen Chuang came on stage, they were the first group to perform.

The lights on the stage are fully lit, and the scene is rendered.

The audience was very surprised. In the scene behind He Jiong, all crew members stood still, just like a filming scene.

At the same time, the big screen above the stage is connected to the director's monitor, and the on-site shooting is broadcast in real time, that is, it is broadcast live to the audience.

Such a performance has never been seen before, and everyone in the audience felt fresh and full of interest.

But this kind of performance, even if they knew it in advance, made Zhang Luyi and Chen Chuang, who were the first to take the stage, a little nervous.

If you want to take a good shot, it is equivalent to a few minutes of shooting at once.

This is not only a test for them, but also a test for the director, because it is necessary to schedule the shots in real time, and also manipulate the monitor to split the shots and transmit the split shots to the big screen.

Although I took N training shots these days, I was still worried on the spot.

Fortunately, this is a recording, and you can stop it at any time if you make a mistake.

This is also a very fresh way of filming and showing it in real time. Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei believe that one day in the future, filming of film and television dramas will probably be like this. Teachers conduct reference and assessment.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei have thought about moving this shooting method to the crew now, but the resolution of the LED screen is not high now, not as good as a monitor. It is enough for the presentation of variety shows, but it is not enough for the crew to shoot. Just watch the monitor.

This is the result of the fact that the country's electronics industry has not yet developed to this point, but they believe that sooner or later it will develop to the day that is conducive to the filming of film and television dramas.

On the stage, Zhang Luyi and Chen Chuang were performing.

"The golden scales are the things in the pool, they will turn into dragons when they meet the wind and clouds."

Zhang Luyi plays Xiongba, and Chen Chuang plays the mud bodhisattva. This is the scene where the mud bodhisattva orders Xiongba in "The Wind and Cloud Hegemony".

Chen Chuang said mysteriously, and Zhang Luyi listened thoughtfully.

Acting decently, Chen Chuang's outfit and his face really have a sense of sight of a fortune teller.

And Zhang Luyi is wearing Xiongba's clothes. Although his image is very different from the original island actor Chiba Shinichi who played Xiongba, he does have a domineering aura about him.

"I didn't expect Zhang Luyi to have such a side." Concubine Liu Yi said softly.

Chu Xuan nodded. Zhang Luyi looked a little melancholy when he was not talking, and a little funny when he was playing. No matter how you look at it, it is not domineering, but now he is performing on the stage.

It can be clearly seen through the big screen, the sharp eyes, the calmness of every move, and the majesty of slightly lowering his eyebrows in meditation, all of which can be felt.

I heard that Zhang Luyi has acted in hundreds of dramas so far. This kind of stage performance is probably in line with his experience perfectly. He brought the acting skills in the drama to this stage, which made him very emotional.

However, hearing Kong Sheng say that this version of "Fengyun" has been adapted differently, Chu Xuan has not yet seen what is different.

But when Chu Xuan's thought flashed by, the situation suddenly turned.

"What are you doing?"

"Zhang Luyi, you don't look like Xiongba at all. Chen Chuang, you mud bodhisattva, is also hard to watch. Change it, you two audition for other roles."

This is the voice-over on the stage. No one else was seen on the big screen, only this tyrannical voice was heard.

The people at the scene were slightly taken aback, what kind of performance is this?
"Okay, okay, director, let's change now, let's change now." Zhang Luyi and Chen Chuang nodded and bowed, hurriedly took off the clothes on their bodies, and hurriedly changed into another set of clothes.

"A play within a play." Chen Kaige squinted his eyes, pointing out the core of this stage performance.

Zhang Jizhong, Chen Daoming and other judges also nodded slightly, and they understood it at once.

"Interesting." Li Shaohong smiled lightly.

Concubine Liu Yi tugged on Chu Xuan's clothes, surprised: "A drama within a drama."

The corners of Chu Xuan's mouth gradually turned up: "No wonder it's different, that's how it is."

This form of performance made everyone feel novel. They looked at the stage intently, and then looked up at the big screen.

Zhang Luyi and Chen Chuang performed another part, and the voice-over came again: "This time is good, these two supporting roles belong to you."

Zhang Luyi was startled, and pouted: "Director, but I don't think I'm suitable for this role. The character design of this role doesn't match me at all."

The voice-over said: "If it weren't for seeing you perform well in dramas, you wouldn't even be given the chance to audition, do you know? Can you do it? If you can't, get out!"

Hearing this, the audience looked disgusted.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, including the judges, also fully understood that Zhang Luyi and Chen Chuang were using the performance form of the play within the play to satirize the bad phenomenon in the entertainment industry.

No one thought that their performance would be in such a form, but it was quite interesting.

"Old Zhang, forget it, it's not bad to have a job." Chen Chuang shook his head.

"But this role is really not suitable for me!" Zhang Luyi frowned and spread his hands.

"Is it important to be suitable or not?" Chen Chuang asked indifferently.

"Why is it not important!" Zhang Luyi questioned: "If you know it's not suitable to act, it will not only ruin a work, but also yourself!"

"Tch~" Chen Chuang shook his head: "You, don't take yourself too seriously, just a supporting role, and ruin the work?"

"What's wrong with the supporting roles?" Zhang Luyi shouted: "Which work is not supported by many supporting roles?"

Chen Chuang was silent for a while, sighed and said, "I won't argue with you, go and sign the contract quickly, the way to win the role is king."

"I won't act." Zhang Luyi refused.

"You're not acting?" Chen Chuang was taken aback.

"I'm not suitable for this role, and I'll never be able to play the essence. Why should I play it?" Zhang Luyi shrugged, and said again: "Your role is not suitable for you either. If you play Bai Xia, let's go."

Chen Chuang was silent and said after a while, "You go."

Zhang Luyi stared: "You want to act?"

Chen Chuang pursed his lips: "I want to eat."

Zhang Luyi was dumb, exhaled, turned and left.

Chen Chuang looked at his back and said, "Didn't you lose your living expenses next month? I got half of the film salary and transferred it to you. Even if you stick to your ideals, you won't be hungry."

Zhang Lu didn't turn his head back, he waved his hands and said, "I have hands and feet, so I can have enough food if I do odd jobs, so I'm leaving."

Chen Chuang stared at Zhang Luyi's back for a long time without regaining consciousness, and at this moment the stage lights gradually dimmed.

As the lights dimmed, Chen Chuang murmured: "Is the golden scale a thing in the pool, it will turn into a dragon when it encounters a storm."

"Dragon?" He laughed at himself again: "We have to start with worms first."

As his voice fell, all the stage lights dimmed and then came back on, signifying the end of the performance.

With a "wow", Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi applauded with everyone present. This is really a unique "Feng Yun", and it has a deep meaning.

Under He Jiong's guidance, Zhang Luyi and Chen Chuang came to stand beside He Jiong, not confident in acting, but nervous.

He Jiong announced that the audience would start a 30-second countdown to vote.

After the voting, Chen Kaige picked up the microphone and said, "I like this work. I haven't seen this kind of stage performance in a play within a play for a long time. It's very novel."

"And there is a theme, how is the golden scale a thing in the pool, it will turn into a dragon when it encounters a storm."

"The ending echoes, making the meaning of this plot complete."

"And in this work, Chen Chuangyou represents the worm, and Zhang Luyi represents the dragon who wants to be a dragon."

"In short, two people have different endings, one chooses to compromise, and the other chooses ideals."

"I like this opposite ending very much. If you set the tone of this story and choose compromise or ideal at the same time, the depth of this story will be reduced. On the contrary, it is like this now, which makes me see that it has practical significance. artistic presentation."

In the guest area, Concubine Liu Yi said in a low voice: "It's really touching, not the kind of empathy, but..."

She suddenly froze, unable to speak clearly for a moment.

Chu Xuan smiled: "Many stage performances, including Spring Festival Gala skits, are positive until the final part of the sensational part. It is rare to see such stage performances with both positive and negative. Your feelings should be here."

Concubine Liu Yi was startled, her eyes lit up, she nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's it."

"This echo from beginning to end is very ingenious." Liu Xiaoli suddenly commented: "As a non-professional, I think this is a very in-depth performance. The central idea is not directly pointed out, but it can make me feel it, so that I have a kind of It’s a very deep feeling.”

"Auntie can now sit on the judging panel." Chu Xuan joked.

Liu Xiaoli showed her face slightly, and stretched out her hand to grab his ear.

Concubine Liu Yi and Wang Jinhua frowned when they saw this scene.

At this time, the judges are seated.

Li Shaohong picked up the microphone: "Zhang Luyi, your performance doesn't make me feel like you are performing, but a true expression of yourself in real life. Your performance just now makes me feel that this is you." You are sticking to your ideals."

Hearing this comment, Zhang Luyi didn't speak, just pursed his lips and smiled.

Li Shaohong picked up a card from the table and said, "I would like to give you a promotion card. I like you as an actor and also like your performance."

"Wow——" the audience exclaimed a little. From He Jiong's introduction to the competition system, they knew the role of the promotion card, but they didn't expect that the promotion card was given in the first performance.

Zhang Luyi raised his eyebrows, his eyes were full of surprises, and he bowed to thank him: "Thank you Director Li."

"Congratulations." Chen Chuang said softly to him.

As soon as Chen Chuang finished speaking, Zhang Guoli picked up the microphone and said, "Chen Chuang, you are an actor who debuted in the 90s. I think your acting skills are very high. After so many years of debut, I think you should have experienced it many times. Compromises have been made for the plot just performed."

Zhang Chuang was silent and did not respond.

Zhang Guoli continued: "Director Shao Hong thinks that Zhang Luyi is playing himself. Looking at the performance just now from my point of view, I think Chen Chuang is also playing himself. I don't see many traces of the performance, which is very good."

He picked up a card and said, "I'll give you a promotion card. After so many years of training, you should be discovered by more audiences."

As soon as the words fell, Chen Chuang's nose turned sour, and his eyes turned red. He tried his best to suppress his desire to cry, and bowed ninety degrees: "Thank you, Teacher Zhang."

Zhang Luyi patted Chen Chuang on the shoulder to comfort him. Through the intimate communication during this period of time as a partner, he knew that Chen Chuang had been unsatisfactory these years. He obviously has good acting skills and can be discovered by the audience in any role he plays. , but just can't get a good role.

When a person's ideals are repeatedly failed to be realized and they are still persisting, the heart is very tormented and painful.

Zhang Luyi has also experienced this, but he still has a drama, so he can't really empathize with it, but he understands Chen Chuang's difficulties very well.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei applauded, and the audience nearby and present also applauded, encouraging Chen Chuang.

"Come on." Deng Jie encouraged.

"Come on." He Jiong said gently.

"Chen Chuang, come on!" An audience member who knew Chen Chuang shouted.

Zhang Luyi and Chen Chuang bowed again and walked off the stage.

(End of this chapter)