After reuniting with the giant bamboo horse, I became popular [entertainment circle]

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Lan Xiaoli's proposal is quite complete, it seems that it is based on Li Huai's ideas.

"Sister Lan, did you do this?" Li Huai asked curiously.

"Of course not," Lan Xiaoli smiled, "I'm not the roundworm in your stomach, how many plans are left, it depends on how you choose."

This ability to read his mind is much more powerful than roundworms.

"You want to look carefully. If there is anything you want to modify or have any doubts, we will discuss it slowly." Lan Xiaoli dropped these words and left in a hurry.

Compared with Li Huai who has nothing to do for the time being, she is much busier.

Li Huai also asked her if she should take up some business first, at least to support the team.

Sister Lan only told him that the contract was still being negotiated, and told him to wait for An Sheng.

Obedient meaning, or a big contract.

After Lan Xiaoli left, Li Huai began to seriously look at this plan.

The content is indeed quite in line with my own intentions, but it seems a bit...not realistic?

Now that Li Huai has a film star, he should have a place in the film circle, but unfortunately, due to well-known reasons, this path is temporarily ignored.

What Sister Lan hopes is that Li Huai will first get in touch with the resources of mainstream big-production TV dramas, starting from being an important supporting role.

How can mainstream big productions be so easy to get?

Even if he is temporarily popular now, the notebooks handed over are basically some idol dramas or Dangai who play around the corner. The topic level is there, but the quality is very worrying.

He didn't like any of the three notebooks that Sister Lan brought over.

Apart from this one, Li Huai is quite satisfied with the rest: variety shows are also accepted, but they must be very restrained, not being a resident guest, mainly to promote new films in the future; the choice of business is also very restrained, absolutely not choosing it that does not match his image Compliant endorsement.

It seems that Li Huai's only feeling is that he probably won't make much money.

He himself doesn't have a strong desire for money, but he just feels sorry for Sister Lan.

Later, when Li Huai and Lan Xiaoli made a phone call, the first thing they asked was this.

Lan Xiaoli pondered for a second, then said, "Don't worry, I'm investing for a long time, I believe you won't let me down."

...Why does she seem to be more confident than Li Huai herself?Li Huai's shoulders only felt a slight sinking.

Then we talked about mainstream big productions.

"Don't worry, I already have a goal, and there will be a result soon." He said it mysteriously, and Li Huai didn't need any extra preparation.

"By the way," Lan Xiaoli suddenly reminded Li Huai, "Didn't you chat with Jiang Yilan? Do you still want to go to Yicao for a few performances?"

"Of course!" Li Huai's eyes lit up.

The Yicao Theater Troupe was created by Jiang Yilan for self-entertainment after she retired from the circle, but she succeeded by accident and has won numerous awards in recent years.

However, although Yicao is well-known in the industry, it is still an unpopular art form and is not very familiar to the public. Of course, there is not much money.

Li Huai didn't care about this, he used to like dramas when he was studying, but if it wasn't for the accident, maybe he is still a serious drama actor now!

"That's fine, I'll arrange it for you first, and I'll meet with the troupe members in two days." Lan Xiaoli said very straightforwardly.

If it was an ordinary starlet who had just experienced a hit, but was suddenly suggested to act in a play with a performance fee of only a few hundred or thousands of dollars, he would probably have scolded him long ago.

In Li Huai's heart, there was only excitement.

The next day, Li Huai received Yi Cao's script, but his role has not yet been decided.

"You pick the character you like first," Lan Xiaoli said, "I'll try it out when the time comes, but basically there should be no problem."

Li Huai read the script first.

Drama is completely different from film and television. It requires actors to perform the whole scene in one go. There is no NG, no repetition, and no editing.

So just for rehearsal, some big dramas take more than half a year.

However, the script that Sister Lan took was a commercial drama, and the roles she chose for Li Huai were not large. After about one or two months of rehearsal, she should be able to perform on stage.

Li Huai made some calculations in his heart, and quickly devoted himself to the script seriously.

The volume of the script is not large, and I finished reading it in an hour.

But it was so enjoyable!

This is a suspense drama, the victim is dead at the beginning, and then, the body is gone.

In the whole scene after that, the actors ran around looking for the dead body and the murderer, interacting with the audience in various impromptu ways, as well as the exquisite interplay of the two lines of the play within the play and the inside and outside of the play.

It looks so cool.

This is the charm of drama, the charm of live performances.

Li Huai quickly took a fancy to a favorite character.

It was a neighbor of the deceased who set up a fruit stand in the community. Although there were not many scenes, there were a few interactive scenes with the audience that were very interesting.

After talking to her manager, Lan Xiaoli was a little surprised.

"I thought you would choose classmate A of the deceased," she asked strangely, "isn't that role more challenging?"

There are also many more roles on the stage.

"This role is more interesting." This is the only reason why Li Huai chose the role.

Lan Xiaoli also knew his virtues long ago, so she nodded her head in agreement without asking any more questions.

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In the Yicao Troupe, everything is normal. A big drama that was very popular before has come to an end. Before the new drama is officially launched, even the Yicao Theater is temporarily closed. All troupe members are going all out to polish the new drama drama.

Jiang Yilan, the behind-the-scenes owner of the theater, is talking alone with the director of the new play, Li Xiaowei.

"A movie star?" Li Xiaowei sneered, "Where did this little actor come from to want to be gilded? Do you really think drama is so easy to act?"

Although in terms of income alone, stage actors are definitely at the bottom, but they have always stood at the top of the chain of contempt for performances. Li Xiaowei especially looks down on the kind of characters who don't know the heights of the world and want to play the leading role directly.

If it was the old actors from many years ago, there would be quite a few of them, but now this group of impetuous young people... Li Xiaowei couldn't help shaking his head.

"Don't worry," Jiang Yilan reassured him, "I don't want big roles, and I just chose a role that you haven't decided yet."

Li Xiaowei immediately realized: "He chose the fruit seller?"

Jiang Yilan nodded.

"Tsk," Li Xiaowei smiled sarcastically, "he has good vision, but can he act?"

There are not many roles for this role, but the success or failure of this role, on a larger scale, is related to the success or failure of the whole scene. Otherwise, Li Xiaowei would not have been able to choose a suitable actor for so long.

"No matter what, you have to give it a try." Jiang Yilan didn't say anything dead, "If it doesn't work, just adjust it."

"Okay, I know that those who come here are uncles, I promise to give you a good confession." Li Xiaowei sneered.

Stars need the gilding of the troupe, and the troupe also needs the influence of the star. In the final analysis, it is just business.

I just hope that the little star who came has better acting skills.

But no matter what, Li Xiaowei will not give Li Huai the role of fruit seller.

This role is really too important.

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Two days later, Li Huai and Lan Xiaoli came to the Yi Cao Theater together.

Jiang Yilan greeted the two personally, and then brought Li Huai directly to the director.

Li Xiaowei looked critically at Li Huai.

This little star is a handsome young man in his twenties, and his speech is somewhat reserved.

With this little appearance, can he really act in a drama?Li Xiaowei pouted.

The performance of stage plays is different from that of movies and TV. Compared with the emphasis on the facial expressions of actors on the screen, stage plays care more about physical performance. After all, it is difficult for the audience to see the subtle facial expressions of the actors clearly. The main thing is to watch the actors body movements.

To put it bluntly, the performance of the drama should be more open, more enthusiastic, and the movements and lines should be more exaggerated.

"Have you memorized the script? Go and try the play first." The director raised his chin and said to Li Huai.

I was still thinking about using an unimportant little character to confess this ancestor, and still not let him make trouble.

In fact, he was also deliberately trying to give Li Huai a bad reputation.

On a lonely stage, there is no designated plot, no opposite actors, and one person is suddenly asked to perform a part, which is actually very uncomfortable.

What's more, the role of the fruit and vegetable peddler is very dependent on the audience. The more enthusiastic the atmosphere, the better it is for him to play.

But now, there were only three people in the audience, the director who was watching with a cold face, Jiang Yilan who was not very familiar with the script, and the starlet's manager.

Zhang Xiaowei didn't think that this little star could really perform something unexpected for him.

At this time, other people in the troupe who were rehearsing also heard that the director was interviewing the fruit vendor.

"Brother Deng, isn't that the role you want?" Several people couldn't help looking at Deng Cong, the old man of the troupe.

Deng Cong is in his forties, and his acting skills are excellent, and he has played the leading role several times, so this time he still did not meet the director's requirements.

"It is said that it is the Bureau of Human Relations," Deng Cong smiled, "The director of this role attaches great importance to it, and it is impossible to decide it casually."

After a while, he still couldn't help but said, "Let's go and see?"

Anyway, the leader was not there, and the main actors in the troupe were curious about the interview over there, so they simply slipped over to the small stage on the director's side.

As soon as he walked to the door, he heard a lazy shout.

Everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Just listening to this voice, it doesn't look like a simple favor situation!

Dramas have very high requirements on the voices of actors. The correct pronunciation is only the most basic skills, and the precise control of breath and resonance is the standard to distinguish the quality of a drama actor's pronunciation.

Just by hearing this voice, outsiders would know that the actor on stage must have a solid foundation.

Several people looked at each other, quietly opened the door, and filed in.

The director also saw these sneaky guys, but he didn't speak. He just turned around silently and continued to watch Li Huai's performance.

What Li Huai chose was a narration by the fruit vendor after the murder happened not long after the play started.

As soon as he got on the stage, he accurately grasped the peddler's demeanor: with a courteous smile on his face, one hand on his hips, and the other shaking the nonexistent cattail fan, he said:

"It's really hot today! In this weather, human bones can melt. Speaking of which, our community..."

His voice suddenly lowered, and he looked around: "Just the day before yesterday, something big happened in the community! Someone died!"

Unexpectedly, Li Huai's voice and movements on stage were completely different from the way he performed in front of the screen, but it was an authentic drama performance.

It's really a bit like an experienced old drama actor.

But this is not enough.

Li Xiaowei's expression relaxed a little, but his brows were still frowning.

"How did he die? Hey, I don't know how I died. Anyway, the body is gone." The fruit vendor's expression became mysterious. "Guess where the body will go?"

No one responded in the empty auditorium, but Li Huai's posture was very stretched, just like this theater, which naturally exists for him.

Li Xiaowei narrowed his eyes slightly.

There is a kind of actor who can easily attract everyone's attention even if he only plays an unimportant role.

This kind of person is born to belong to the stage.

He was looking for such a person.

But... not enough...

Li Huai suddenly jumped off the stage, his voice became lazy, and he pretended to be carrying a basket in his hand, as if he really started his sales: "Who cares, maybe it was hidden by the director, like me Ordinary people like this care more about how much money they make today, sir, how many oranges? Guaranteed to be fresh!"

The boundary between the people in the play and the audience seems to be broken all at once.

The actors on the stage have become the audience, and the audience has become a part of the performance. This kind of great participation and freedom is also a great charm of the drama.

At this time, Li Huai was really like a nagging peddler, shuttling through the virtual audience, selling his oranges from time to time.

Or tilt your head and grin and comment on the stage, just like an ordinary audience.

Just at this time, a few troupe members slipped in and saw the man selling oranges facing the void at a glance.

This actor has delicate features, but with a bit of comical exaggeration, he looks very pleasing, and he is the kind of face that is very popular with the audience.

They didn't dare to speak, so they secretly sat in a corner and watched quietly.

Because it was a one-man show, Li Huai speeded up the performance and soon began to sell his oranges like the director.

"No, no." The director waved at him, cooperating.

Li Huai suddenly laughed.

If he was just a kind and ordinary peddler before, the atmosphere suddenly changed when he laughed.

Even the lights in the small theater seemed to dim a few degrees in an instant.

"That's such a pity," he said in a low voice, "this is not an ordinary orange."

"These oranges have the aroma of death. Smell them, they are delicious." He took a deep breath as if intoxicated, "Do you really want a few?"

He approached the director abruptly, and then retreated quickly, with a kind of madness.

But soon, he stood on the stage again, and became an ordinary fruit vendor again, continuing his performance.

"Director, my performance is over." Before Li Xiaowei came back to his senses, Li Huai returned to his quiet and gentle appearance. It seemed that the peddler who was ordinary and crazy just now had nothing to do with him.

Li Xiaowei couldn't help touching the goose bumps on his arms.

This is what he wants!

Without relying on pictures or soundtracks, it relies entirely on the actors' personal acting skills to create an atmosphere of strong tension, and at the same time, it can scare the audience.

"Who is this guy? His acting is really good!" The few people behind started whispering, and someone glanced at Deng Cong, and added: "However, I still feel inferior to Brother Deng."

"I'm not as good as him," Deng Cong shook his head generously, "Is this someone the director invited from another troupe?"

"It doesn't seem to be..." said a younger girl in the troupe, "This seems to be the Li Huai who was very popular a while ago?"

"Li Huai? That movie actor?" Although the others don't know Li Huai's face, they have basically heard of his name, "Why did he come here if he didn't take advantage of the fire to make more films?"

There are more than one or two who have similar questions to them.

"Acting a drama? The kind that doesn't even have resources on the Internet? Then what's there to do?" This was the first reaction of Li Huai's fans.

"It's pretty good, and he's pretty stupid." This is a certain male star who has collided with Li Huai.

Director Huang of Tianji sneered coldly: "It's considered that he has a bit of wink, knowing that I can play this kind of role."

All in all, after a short period of prosperity, Li Huai seemed to go dormant soon, just like the last time he got angry.

Another flash in the pan.

He Xijing sat on the leather sofa in the office of the head of the Yicao Troupe, listening to Jiang Yilan's introduction.

"The rehearsal went well, and the publicity has already been released. "Watching the Opera" will be officially staged in the theater next week. Do I need to leave you some front-row tickets?" Jiang Yilan asked with a smile.

He Xijing glanced at her, and said lightly: "You don't need the front row...give me a few ordinary tickets."

Jiang Yilan readily agreed.

After all, now, this is the behind-the-scenes boss of the Eicao Troupe, and she has become a decoration in front of her.

However, compared to having a relationship with He Xijing, a troupe with an annual income of only a few million is not even a decent gift.

Jiang Yilan smiled in a good mood.