I'm not a theatre god

Chen Ling was silent.

He was wearing a bright red opera robe and stood in the silent corridor. There was no expression on his face under the black gauze.

With his ability to empathize suppressed, he actually didn't feel much about this scene, and he wouldn't mind his own business. After all, it was his own choice. Now if someone jumped out to stop him with a passion for justice, maybe he would instead Ruining the girl's life, for Chen Ling, being an "audience" is enough.

Chen Ling walked along the corridor. After going down to the first floor, people became obviously busy.

"The preliminary examination has begun. Are all the judges here?"

"Not yet. Director Sun and Director Zhou haven't arrived yet, and there are a few people who took part in the preliminary examination haven't arrived either."

"Don't worry about it. The two supervisors will come over when the matter is finished. Let them take the number and start the performance first. There are more people participating in the preliminary test this year. If we don't hurry up, it won't end in the morning."

"good."

Chen Ling followed the flow of people and came to the troupe's performance venue.

The venue is not big, with only enough seats to accommodate three to four hundred people, and the stage's specifications are ordinary. Compared with the Shangjing Theater where Chen Ling worked before, it looks like a product of the last century.

The red curtain was raised on the stage at this moment, and seven tables were placed in front of the curtain. Five people were already seated, like the judges for this first audition.

As the judges called their numbers, people started to perform on stage one after another. Some of the other applicants opened their voices at the door, some were reviewing their dance moves in the corner, and some were sitting nervously in the audience, their palms already covered with sweat.

Although there was no dress and appearance requirement for the first audition, there were still many people who dressed up as carefully as Li Qingshan, and a few of them were wearing costumes. Chen Ling's red opera robe was mixed in among the many applicants, but it was not eye-catching.

"This is the performance venue." Chen Ling stood at the door, her eyes carefully scanning every corner here, thoughtfully.

As a professional director, he must fully consider the layout of the performance stage. This is Chen Ling's first time coming to a performance venue of this kind of theater troupe. He must first become familiar with the structure here, otherwise even if he already has an outline in mind, he will not be able to complete the performance. It is difficult to promote according to local conditions.

After taking a quick look here, Chen Ling turned around and walked out of the door towards the backstage.

Because it was just a preliminary audition and not an official performance, the backstage was empty and no one came near. Chen Ling wandered around and her eyes fell on a cart full of props in the corner, and her eyes lit up slightly.

He already knew how to perform this play.

After ten minutes of busy work, Chen Ling returned to the performance venue.

"Brother Lin!" Li Qingshan, who had just returned from singing, saw Chen Ling and walked quickly to his side. He was dressed in a green coat and looked a little nervous under the heavy makeup. "Have you finished your work? ?”

"It's done." Chen Ling nodded slightly, "What about you?"

"Luckily, I'm number 22."

Li Qingshan took out a sign with numbers written on it and looked at the stage, "It's already the 15th. I'll be here in a few days."

Chen Ling saw Li Qingshan swallowing nervously.

On the stage at this moment, a young man of the same age as Li Qingshan was standing, singing a popular song with a soothing rhythm. Although Chen Ling didn't understand music, he could still tell how well he sang. This man's The tone is quite good and the breath is very stable. It seems that he has been practicing since he was a child.

Chen Ling has never heard of this song. It should be a product of this era. Under the exaggeration of his singing, there are already contestants in the audience unconsciously singing along with his melody, as if they are already intoxicated.

At the end of the singing, the aftertaste of the singing lingered in the air. The five judges in the audience lowered their heads expressionlessly to give scores. The young people on the stage clenched their clothes tightly with their hands, as if they were extremely nervous.

At this moment, a bloated figure hurriedly ran from a distance.

"Old Zhou, why are you here so slowly?" one of the judges asked.

"Hehe." Manager Zhou licked his lips with a somewhat vulgar expression, "I was busy just now."

The other judges looked at him playfully and didn't ask any more questions.

Manager Zhou sat down in his seat, without even looking at the young people on the stage, and asked in a low voice: "What time is it?"

"15."

"good."

Director Zhou casually filled in the scores on the score sheet one by one, writing out the scores for the top fifteen players in one breath. He only paused for a moment on the names of one or two of the players, and the scores he filled in were correspondingly higher.

Several judges exchanged a few words with each other, as if discussing the player's ability in a low voice. After a while, one of them calmly spoke:

"The overall score is 5. I'm sorry I didn't pass. Please come back next year."

These fluttering words made the young man on the stage turn pale instantly. He stood stiffly for a long time, then silently nodded and walked off the stage, his eye circles a little red.

"What a pity." Li Qingshan sighed, "I couldn't pass even with such strength. It seems that the competition this year is very fierce."

Chen Ling glanced at the stage and remained silent.

The next person to appear was the proud woman that Chen Ling had seen at the door of the office before. She glanced at the judges with a smile and began to dance on the stage.

But rather than dancing, it is more appropriate to say posing. From time to time, I would use my fingertips to brush my hair, and my hands would touch from my ankles to my chest seductively, showing off my elegant curves. I have full aura and eye-catching ability, but I don’t dance well. There is no artistry at all.

This scene made other participants in the audience swallow their saliva. Only Li Qingshan and a few other figures frowned, seeming to be distorted no matter how they looked.

"The overall score is 7, congratulations on passing." Four of the six judges scored eight points, and only two female judges gave five points.

She looked at everyone in the audience proudly and stepped off the stage in high heels.

Chen Ling naturally knew what was going on. He turned to look at Li Qingshan, "Do you really believe that the judging rules here are fair?"

"Appearance and body shape are also very important bonus points for the first test. After all, who doesn't like good-looking people?" Li Qingshan sighed, "Mediocre-looking people like me can only work harder than others and win by relying on strength and kung fu. ”

Chen Ling looked at him deeply and said nothing more.

At the same time, Chen Ling's peripheral vision fell on the door. A girl was walking from the outside with her head lowered and her steps staggering.