Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 77 Erupting in Silence
Lu Kuan ignored his confusion and said, "Teacher Feng, do you think Grotowski's body training will be effective?"

Liu Yifei came over at some point, and she was no longer sleepy when talking about this.

"I know! Do kite training and tiger training!"

Feng Yuanzheng shook his head: "There's not enough time. Xiao Liu should have experienced this himself. This kind of training is not something that can be achieved overnight."

Performance tension comes down to two aspects: physical and psychological.

Physical conditions are maintained through basic drama training to ensure acting output.

The psychological conditions require the actor's own understanding and the director's guidance.

Just like a spring, it bounces back after being constantly suppressed.

Take Jay Chou as an example at present. You need to withdraw first and then put pressure on him to make him explode in silence!

It comes like thunder and ends like the blue light of the river and the sea. Nothing is like this.

Lu Kuan suddenly turned to the little king with a bitter face.

"Jaylen, do you want to act this scene well?"

Jay Chou was stunned: "Of course, I really don't want to see the crew shut down because of me."

Lu Kuan nodded and said, "Jay Lun, I originally thought that the character image and psychology of this scene would be very consistent with you, but I overlooked the fact that you are not yet a professional actor. I plan to give you a special training to improve your acting skills and relax your body and mind. How about it?"

"Sure? How do I do it?"

The little king instantly became interested, as he himself was a very competitive person.

“Play basketball!”

Lu Kuan didn't explain much to the stunned crowd and took Huang Bo and Jay Chou into the car.

He learned this idea from Hitchcock, the American director who treated actors like animals.

There are many blondes in Hitchcock's films, which is his preferred type, but many vase girls often fail to meet his requirements.

He would force them to run and swim like crazy and punish them like a devil.

Destroy their self-esteem, release their physical strength to the extreme, empty themselves, and then accept his guidance.

Boss Lu made several phone calls on the way.

One was for Tian Zhuangzhuang. The private sports club he was going to had a high threshold. Last time, it was Tian Zhuangzhuang who took him here to meet several Hong Kong investors and the club owner Zhang Jian.

I called Zhuang Xu and let’s have a simple 2V2 today.

Considering Jay Chou's current popularity, there is no way to avoid his crazy fans unless you go to a private venue like this.

Several people gathered at the entrance of the club. Several luxury cars and leopard-shaped cars were parked in the yard. It seemed that this sports club, which was known as the gathering place for celebrities in Peking, was indeed extraordinary.

It is worth mentioning that the founder of this club, Zhang Jian, is Fan Xian’s father, a TV drama director with deep roots in the Beijing circle.

In the first decade of the new century, the domestic entertainment circles were roughly divided into three categories: Hong Kong and Taiwan, Hunan Army, Northwest Circle, and Beijing Circle.

Everyone may belong to different tracks, or they may eat from the same pot.

In general, due to the rapid development of the domestic film and television industry in the first decade of the millennium, the small circles within the big circles and the small factions within the big factions are basically based on win-win cooperation and seeking common ground while reserving differences.

If you support my artist today, I will support yours tomorrow.

For example, Jiang Wenli, the wife of a director from the Northwest, recommended Huang Xuan to star in the TV series "Legend of Miyue" directed by Zheng Xiaolong from the Beijing circle. Then, big directors from the Northwest circle would shortlist several artists from the Beijing circle when casting their own films, so that everyone could share resources.

Zhang Jian, the TV series director of "Snow Leopard" and "Black Fox", has had close cooperation with Wang Jinhua and the core of the Beijing circle for many years.

This is why there was a scene at the launch conference of "Joy of Life" where Chen Daoming and Fan Xian treated each other as father and son.

Chen Daoming is a senior client of Wang Jinhua.

At the turn of 2002, the venue that Lu Kuan and others were now involved in was none other than the Mengzhou Sports Club which was founded as early as 1994 by the socially adept Zhang Jian. He himself did not play but had strong organizational skills.

This is the same concept as those great people in society who don't drink themselves but can organize a drinking party at will.

The club's vice presidents include Yu Rongguang and Chen Kaige, while Chen Daoming, Zhang Fengyi, and Hu Jun are all regulars on the basketball team.
Feng Xiaogang, Ge You and Zhao Baogang are the main players of the table tennis team, and there are many other stars, big and small.

Several people asked the receptionist at the front desk to connect Tian Zhuangzhuang to their number. After going through a detailed registration process, they leisurely entered the inner venue.

After watching them leave, the receptionist quickly called the manager's office: "Hello, Mr. Xu, some of Director Tian's guests just arrived. I think Jay Chou and Lu Kuan are among them."

"Yes, that's Director Lu Kuan. Okay, I got it."

"No, no, don't worry. Why would we ask for signatures? We all have our rules."

The pretty receptionist put down the phone and stuck out her tongue at her companion. Her predecessor was fired for asking for autographs from celebrities.

Private venues have even stronger protections for privacy, otherwise celebrities would not want to come because they would feel insecure.

Lu Kuan introduced several people to each other. The main reason why he brought Jay Chou to play basketball was to help him relax.

In Grotowski's acting theory, there are many movements and training methods to enhance performance tension, such as tiger pose and snake pose.

Through such training, actors can effectively improve their control over their abdominal and facial muscles, and complete above-average performances in segments that require performance tension.

But for Jay Chou, time is too tight and it is impossible to train him slowly and step by step.

Therefore, Lu Kuan made up his mind to give him a good beating today, pushing him to the brink of explosion, and releasing all the anger and mental pressure in his heart.

For Jay Chou, who has already tasted the hardships of life and art, all that needs to be done is to completely unload his burdens and get rid of his past timid impression in his interpretation of the role of Xu Huan.

He has to be tough when he needs to be tough, so that he can fight back and forth with the powerful Feng Yuan for the role of Zhuang Zhong.

The game started soon, Zhuang Xu and Lu Kuan were one team, and Huang Bo and Zhou Jielun were one team.

He is determined to bully these two little guys.

Lu Kuan said calmly, "Jaylen, the purpose of playing basketball today is to stimulate you, to make you suffer, to let you experience the psychology of Xu Huan's character in the play. You need to find that feeling of either exploding in silence or perishing in silence, to mobilize your emotions and relieve the pressure."

Jay Chou nodded in confusion. He couldn't understand it for a while, so he could only do what Lu Kuan said.

Among the four people, except Jay Chou and Huang Bo, everyone is over 1 meters tall, and Zhuang Xu is close to meters, and he quickly gained the upper hand.

The young star claims to be a basketball genius, and many topics throughout his career are frequently related to basketball. His level is obviously higher than that of ordinary people.

Investment banking elite Zhuang Xu was a member of the Huaqing school team in college. With his physical condition, he almost grabbed all the rebounds, letting the ball go outside the three-second zone and doing whatever he wanted.

The score was embarrassingly 10:1, with Jay Chou scoring only once with a mid-range shot.

Jay Chou's head and face were covered in sweat, his expression and movements were getting more and more exaggerated, he kept adding physical intensity to Lu Kuan, and his patience was almost exhausted.

(End of this chapter)