One big and one small are practicing love

I got back a box of books, a handwritten book list, and a USB flash drive from Shen Liang.

There are nearly fifty books in this box, covering aspects such as acting, photography, scripts, movies, etc., and I couldn’t read them all in half a month. So Shen Liang wrote a book list, listing ten books in order of importance. The USB flash drive contains the movie "It's Always Sunny".

Shen Liang also said a few words to Liu Xiaochen.

"There is "It's Sunny" on the USB flash drive, as well as Chang Xing's other movies and TV series. Just watch a few clips of other works, don't read them all. Before reading the book, read the film carefully. No matter whether you are professional or not, write based on your intuition. I searched the film method from the Internet. Then I read the book with my ideas. The book is mine, you can outline it however you want. After reading the book, I pulled the film again. Finally, I wrote a movie review."

Most of the day is spent attending classes, running around, taking care of children, etc. Liu Xiaochen's personal time is fragmented and the environment is not fixed. So she couldn't pull the tab first and then read the book as Shen Liang said. She could only pull the tab while reading the book.

According to the book list, Liu Xiaochen first put the first volume of "The Actor's Self-cultivation" in his schoolbag. Find all the free time in the day to read.

In the morning, he took the elective course 'Securities Investment'. Liu Xiaochen listened to the teacher still reading from the textbook. After listening for a few minutes, he lowered his head and read "The Actor's Self-cultivation".

After lunch, Liu Xiaochen did not go back to the dormitory, but found an empty classroom and continued reading.

When he went home at night and took the bus or subway, Liu Xiaochen stood in the corner, holding a book and reading in the swaying and noisy carriage.

This book originally had some lines drawn and some words marked. When Liu Xiaochen read it, he read the underlined part twice more and made his own notes with a pencil. Draw horizontal lines for important sentences, circle important words, and draw triangles for areas you don’t understand.

After the children all went to bed, Liu Xiaochen simply washed up, took out his books, notebooks, and pens, turned on the lamp, and sat at the desk, preparing to organize his notes.

Before taking notes, Liu Xiaochen looked at his phone. At 7:28 pm, Zuo Kunmin sent two messages. A paragraph of text, a picture.

I just arrived in Seoul, South Korea, where I stopped for a layover for more than an hour, and then flew to San Francisco, United States, for another flight. I’ve been eating on the plane all day and it’s not delicious. I miss your cooking.

One picture was of airplane food. Liu Xiaochen clicked on the picture to enlarge it and took a closer look at it: shredded bread, butter, coffee, chocolate mousse, salad, fried lamb chops and rice.

Liu Xiaochen read the message and replied with a smile.

Teacher Zuo, I just saw the message. When you come back, I will cook for you every day. I have just finished washing up and am preparing to take notes on reading.

After replying to the text, Liu Xiaochen stood up and took a photo of his desk: "The Self-cultivation of an Actor" with a half-worn cover, a black carbon pen, a new 2b pencil, a yellow highlighter, a brand new purple plain thick book, and a Brand new square white eraser.

After sending this photo, Liu Xiaochen edited the text: I borrowed a lot of film books from Shen Liang, and I didn’t finish any of them today. Shen Liang also gave me movie resources, wrote the order of reading, and told me to pull the film. There are so many things to do and I feel a little stressed. However, I will try my best.

Stop talking, Teacher Zuo, I'm going to take notes.

After sending the last message, Liu Xiaochen looked at the time and saw that it was almost 10 o'clock.

Put the phone aside, unfold the book, and look at the page numbers first. The book has a total of 416 pages, and Liu Xiaochen saw 169 pages. It was only a third of the way. Liu Xiaochen couldn't help but sigh. If this continues, he won't be able to finish the ten books on the list, and there are still pull tabs.

Thinking about it, I felt a sense of urgency in my heart. I hurriedly picked up my pen, opened my notebook, and lowered my head to write notes. Copy the underlined area word for word.

Stanislavsky called the factors that push actors toward craftsmanship, pretense, and artificial performance "stylization and lies." All this is hidden in the theatrical performance, in the overall structure of the theatre, in the words of others and the influence of the artist imposed on us, in the director's mise-en-scène, the scenery and the artist's costumes. ’

Where there is truth and belief, there is real, productive and purposeful behavior, there is experience, subconsciousness, creation and art.

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While Liu Xiaochen was copying, he was trying to remember, understand, and think. But the fact is that it is difficult to read sentences smoothly, do not recognize people’s names, and have a strong impact on new ideas. In the stillness of the night, while writing unfamiliar words, Liu Xiaochen muttered in a low voice, ‘It’s so difficult! ’

It didn't stop for a moment.

With such half-understanding, Liu Xiaochen copied down the parts of the book where he and Shen Liang drew lines.

Write your own understanding and feelings, such as "Think and act according to the logic of the character, get close to the character", "Think about the inner part of the character, experience the emotions of the character", etc., in order to strengthen the digestion and absorption of knowledge points.

By the end of writing, Liu Xiaochen was so sleepy that he yawned, but he still insisted on finishing all the parts he had read.

After writing the notes, Liu Xiaochen picked up the eraser again and erased the pencil lines in the book one by one. After wiping, he shook the eraser scraps into the trash can next to the desk. The small dust that could not be dropped, Liu Xiaochen gently Pat it, then pout and blow.

After doing this, it was almost 1 o'clock in the morning.

Liu Xiaochen went to the bathroom, then lay on the bed and used his cell phone to set the alarm. Set an alarm every five minutes from 5 o'clock to 5:5. You must get up before [-]:[-] tomorrow morning to pull the tab.

It has been discussed with the children in advance that Aunt Zhang will cook the food tomorrow morning.

Just like today, in addition to doing necessary things, Liu Xiaochen read books, sorted out notes after the children went to bed at night, and got up early to spend an hour or two pulling tablets.

Of course, there is also the adjustment part - trying every means to squeeze in time.

No breakfast, just dinner. In the morning, I took Master Zhao's car to school. I occasionally talked to the children on the way and spent most of the time with my head down reading.

I rarely go to the cafeteria to eat at noon. I often eat a piece of bread in the classroom or buy a burrito in the cafeteria in a hurry, drink a bottle of water, finish my lunch within ten minutes, and read a book immediately. When I feel sleepy, I set the alarm for ten minutes and lie down on the desk to squint for a while.

Elective courses are also mostly used for reading.

When going to the subway station, instead of taking a bus, take a taxi. Several taxis were waiting at the school gate. Liu Xiaochen trotted to the school gate and got into a taxi. He arrived at the subway station in about ten minutes. He could read quietly for a few minutes on the way. I usually walk to the bus stop, wait for the bus, and then walk to the subway station, which takes at least half an hour. Sometimes it is crowded and the lighting is poor, making it impossible to read.

When accompanying the children to do their homework in the evening, Liu Xiaochen sat with the children. During the trip, I helped the children cut fruits, pour water, find books or stationery, answer children's learning questions, etc., and do other trivial things. Although I was frequently interrupted and made noisy, I could barely read more than a dozen pages.

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Liu Xiaochen saved time bit by bit and moved forward as hard as he could. Even though he is so diligent, Liu Xiaochen is often frustrated and self-doubts.