Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Chapter 16: Exposing your belly button will cause you to catch a cold
I always feel like something is weird, a feeling I can’t put into words.

Get the role first!

"Go Fighting" is a star variety show, and even NPC characters in the variety show have the opportunity to appear on TV!
If my dad could see this, he would be so proud of me!

The light from the LED screen in the corridor fell on her face, like a spotlight from a dedicated stage.

Casting room.

"Do you know that girl?" Tang Shuliang asked casually.

"We came here together." Jiang Yang said with a smile.

"Boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"Can't talk about it."

"It's fine as long as we know each other. Anyway, if you two can pass, I'll arrange for you two to perform together as extras so that you can work together. By the way, what's your name?"

"Director Tang, my name is Jiang Yang." Jiang Yang bowed slightly to Tang Shuliang again, with a respectful attitude and a pleasing smile on his face.

"Okay, let's get straight to the point. I hope your answer will be as well-researched as that girl named Yang something just now."

ten minutes later.

The door to the casting room opened, and Jiang Yang stepped out. He turned back to Tang Shuyuan in the office and asked, "Director Tang, do you want to close the door?"

"No need to close it, just put it on gently."

Yang Chaoyue, who was sitting on a chair across the corridor, stood up immediately, his throat trembling, and asked cautiously, "Did you pass?"

If I can pass, Brother Yang will definitely be able to pass even better.

Even though he knew that this would be the most likely result, Yang Chaoyue was still inexplicably nervous.

If Jiang Yang wasn't around during the audition, she would feel anxious just thinking about it.

"Let's go to the audition together." Jiang Yang said with a smile.

"I knew it, Brother Yang, I knew it!" Yang Chaoyue immediately smiled.

……

In the casting room, Tang Shuliang took off his glasses, wiped them, and put them back on.

The young man and woman I just interviewed brought one surprise after another.

Needless to say, the girl was very smart at the beginning, answered questions fluently, and did her homework very well. Her name was Yang what?

I've interviewed so many people that I always have trouble remembering their names.

He did remember the name of the boy behind him.

Called Jiang Yang!
Not only did he answer all the questions he asked about the first season of "Go Fighting", but he also answered them in a more concise and capable manner.

He even asked casually what kind of optimizations needed to be made in preparing the content for the second season compared to the first season, and the answer required two different aspects.

Jiang Yang answered him without even thinking about it, focusing on the content and program segments.

This guy said that in terms of content themes, the first season focused on outdoor challenges and team competition modes, and suggested that the second season try to add cultural heritage and social hot topics.

Regarding the program segments, Jiang Yang said that the rules of the first season were relatively simple and straightforward, and the second season might as well innovate the rules and add an undercover mechanism to make the game more suspenseful.

What a hell.

The program planning concept is exactly the same as the second season.

The ideas are very clear.

Tang Shuliang even thought of making Jiang Yang his executive assistant.

"This guy named Jiang Yang, what acting experience has he had before? Has he participated in the production of any shows?"

Tang Shuliang searched for Jiang Yang's name in the resume column.

Compared to Yang Chaoyue, he is now more interested in Jiang Yang.

"Where's Jiang Yang's resume?"

Tang Shuliang adjusted his glasses and frowned slightly: "Didn't you receive Jiang Yang's resume at all? This guy and that girl, are they here to get some face?"

This is against the rules.

……

Yang Chaoyue was immersed in the joy that Jiang Yang also passed the interview. As the two walked towards the audition room, she could hardly smile.

The door to the audition room was open and the space was much larger than the interview room.

The 140-square-meter space has walls made up of several double-transparent glass curtain walls.

Through the glass curtain wall, you can see the camera assistant who has just started working, helping the cameraman to debug the equipment.

Yang Chaoyue felt his eardrums throbbing with the sound of the shutter.

Inside, the extras coordinator, who was wearing a women's business suit, was sitting in the corner looking through documents. She was about thirty years old and waiting for the auditionees to come in.

On the wall behind her, there was a large LED screen, which was playing a clip of "Go Fighting" that was widely viewed on the Internet.

There is a room at the innermost part with the words "Dressing Room" written on it.

Arriving at the audition room door, Jiang Yang was about to raise his hand to knock when Yang Chaoyue's legs felt weak as if he were stepping on cotton. He grabbed Jiang Yang's raised arm and said, "Brother Yang, please sit down for a moment."

"Nervous again?"

"Director Tang just praised me. Why should I be nervous? I'm not nervous at all." Yang Chaoyue tugged at the hem of her skirt a little awkwardly.

She was saying this to Jiang Yang, but also to comfort herself.

Because everything in the audition room was something she had never seen before.

After this audition, the role of an extra will be confirmed.

The most critical step.

If you don't keep your mind steady, it will easily affect your subsequent performance.

[Under your care, Yang Chaoyue's acting skills have improved. You have received feedback, and his acting skills have increased by +1.]

Can this be attributed?
Originally, Jiang Yang wanted to send Yang Chaoyue into the audition room all at once, but after getting his attributes, his mind changed a little.

It was obvious that Yang Chaoyue had no idea what the staff in the audition room did or what the equipment was used for, so he was instinctively nervous.

If I explain this to Yang Chaoyue, would it be considered as improving Yang Chaoyue's understanding in this area through my own training? Could it provide feedback to my own attributes?
You might as well give it a try.

Jiang Yang sat down, crossed his legs, and leaned back in his chair: "How about drinking some water to relax?"

He himself was a little thirsty. He had fried noodles for breakfast and didn't drink much water.

Yang Chaoyue swallowed repeatedly, tilted his head to look in the direction of the elevator, and pointed in that direction: "I am indeed a little thirsty, Brother Yang, can you get me a glass of water? There seems to be a water dispenser near the front desk when we get out of the elevator."

Just finished speaking.

She met Jiang Yang's gaze, tilting his head and staring at her: "You haven't even auditioned for the extras yet, and you're acting like a big shot?"

Yang Chaoyue shrank his shoulders slightly, and his lower eyelids twitched uncontrollably twice. Only then did he realize that he was so nervous that he was confused and forgot that Jiang Yang was his boss.

She stood up awkwardly: "Boss, I mean, I'll go get you a glass of water!"

"The candies in the welcome box at the front desk are delicious. Grab a mint one."

"Okay!"

Yang Chaoyue left in a hurry.

If the audition is unsuccessful, the worst that can happen is that you won’t get to show your face on TV.

If she angered her boss, Jiang Yang didn't know how much housework he would assign her.

When I get nervous, my mind becomes a mess.

In the past, interviews were nothing more than answering some questions.

When I was in school, the teacher called on me to answer questions in class. After I dropped out of school and went to work in a factory, the workshop director also asked me some questions during the interview.

In comparison, it was nothing more than a change of environment. Moreover, I was well prepared.

But when she saw the layout of the audition room, the huge LED screen, the standing lights and cameras, she started to shudder.

There were also those background curtains, reflectors that had only been seen in the behind-the-scenes footage of TV dramas, and the monitors in front of the extras' coordination desk. Yang Chaoyue felt his legs go weak and wanted to talk to Jiang Yang more.

Yang Chaoyue came to the water dispenser and filled two disposable cups with water one by one. His mind was in a mess:
"What's the audition process like later?"

"What details do we need to pay attention to? Does Brother Yang know these?"

Of course I know!
Brother Yang guessed all the questions in the interview correctly.

If Brother Yang could reveal the audition questions to himself, the probability of being selected would definitely increase a lot.

Yang Chaoyue did not forget that her boss was sometimes a little fierce, but he was very dedicated to her training.

At the same time, my boss is a very knowledgeable person!
Bringing two glasses of water, Yang Chaoyue was about to tell Jiang Yang what he was thinking, but he saw Jiang Yang browsing his phone. On the screen was a women's short-sleeved suspender top.

"Does this dress look good?" Jiang Yang asked. This was the summer stage costume he picked for Yang Chaoyue.

If Yang Chaoyue can be made famous within half a year, we can then ask a designer in the industry to design one like this, and we will also need to add some details.

The length of the clothes only reaches the ribs or navel, and the hem is often elastic.

The shoulder straps are cross straps.

One side is waist-baring and the other is slightly longer, creating a dynamic layered look.

Most of the costumes of the Korean girl group in the past were like this, which is very advanced in this era.

"Quite good looking."

"Want to wear it?"

"No." Yang Chaoyue shook his head and looked at the navel-baring outfits of the girl group on Jiang Yang's phone screen. "My daddy has always told me that I shouldn't wear clothes that expose my navel, or I'll catch a cold."

Are village girls so feudal in their thinking nowadays?

It seems that we still need to guide it slowly.

Jiang Yang didn't continue talking about this topic. He turned off the screen of his mobile phone, took the water and mint candy handed to him by Yang Chaoyue, and listened to Yang Chaoyue asking him if he knew what the audition process was like.

Jiang Yang tore open the package and stuffed the candy into his mouth. The mint taste was refreshing and he shook his head.
"Auditions are different from job interviews. An interview is mainly about answering questions. If you know the scope, you can memorize them. An audition tests your acting skills. Acting skills require a long time to hone. I've been busy giving you interview questions for the past two days. I don't have time to hone your acting skills. You can only rely on your own improvisation."

"Ok."

Yang Chaoyue pursed his lips and could only rely on himself to improvise for a while.

Jiang Yang added:
"But I can tell you what those people in the audition room do, what the equipment is for, and what details you need to pay attention to during the audition. That way you'll have an idea. If you want to know anything, tell me now. Every company's audition room layout is slightly different. Some small companies just have a simple room, while some large companies even simulate camera angles and overhead lighting for you. I can only tell you temporarily now, as I'm here."

Hear the words.

Yang Chaoyue's eyes lit up, and he quietly pointed his finger at the woman wearing a badge sitting in front of the monitor:
"Is she the judge who grades our auditions?"

"Her." Jiang Yang took a sip of water, and his tongue curled up due to the heat, and he choked out: "You're going to burn me to death!"

"No, Brother Yang, I'm used to drinking at this temperature and didn't pay attention." Yang Chaoyue explained quickly.

She took Jiang Yang's water cup and blew gently into it: "Blow it for you, it will cool down in a while."

Jiang Yang could see that Yang Chaoyue didn't mean it.

She's not that cunning, but sometimes her brain isn't very good either.

"By the way, Chaoyue, remember what just happened between us."

"what?"

"After we go in, if we two act out this scene together, it will be realistic enough because it's what we just experienced." Jiang Yang said seriously, "Of course, the prerequisite is to have a suitable topic."

"Oh, I understand." Yang Chaoyue nodded, not quite understanding.

Jiang Yang looked at the glass curtain wall and continued, "That woman you just mentioned? Her badge says she's an extras coordinator. She'll be auditioning us soon. Do you know what those documents she's looking at are?"

"I don't know." Yang Chaoyue shook his head.

What does she know? She knows nothing.

But she listened carefully.

"Those are the resumes of extras who have passed interviews and auditions. She needs to make timely plans, arrange the filming areas for these extras for the second season of Go Fighting, and coordinate the work of the extras and various departments."

"Oh."

Yang Chaoyue had some idea in his mind.

Looking at the busy extras coordinator inside again, Yang Chaoyue suddenly felt less nervous.

[Under your guidance, Yang Chaoyue's understanding of variety show auditions has improved. You have received feedback, and his understanding of variety show auditions has increased by +1.]

Sure enough, I got the attribute!
Jiang Yang immediately tried to feel his cognitive attributes for variety show auditions.

He raised his eyes and looked towards the glass wall of the audition room.

Originally, he only had a rough idea of ​​what the staff inside were responsible for in the audition content.

At this moment, he seemed to have had dozens of auditions for variety show extras.

He even knows how to use the inscription board on the table correctly, how to display images accurately on the monitor, and the importance of photography auxiliary equipment such as tripod, jib and track during shooting.

Achieve a lot.

Can I continue to gain attributes from Yang Chaoyue?

Yang Chaoyue finished the water in the disposable cup and took a deep breath: "Brother Yang, I'm fine."

"Don't worry, we're the first group to audition, so we still have time. If your mental state isn't back to its best, it will affect your performance. I'm your boss, so I'm responsible for you."

Jiang Yang patted Yang Chaoyue's shoulder and asked, "Is there anything else you don't understand?"

"What's that camera for?"

"Recording our audition performance footage."

I didn’t receive any feedback reward from the system this time.

"Where are those little gadgets on the little table next to you?"

"The lavalier microphone is connected to the extras coordinator's monitoring headphones, so I can clearly hear the auditionees' lines and expressions."

Still haven't received any feedback rewards from the system.

"I see... what about the dressing room?"

"We're doing the costume matching and makeup design. We're auditioning for extras in the second episode of Season 2 of Go Fighting! It's a period costume show, so extras might have to wear period costumes and match specific attire."

After chatting with Yang Chaoyue for 5 minutes, he only got 1 point of variety show audition cognition attribute value at the beginning, and nothing else. Jiang Yang immediately realized that the system was preventing him from getting stuck in a bug again.

After asking one question after another, Yang Chaoyue had a more detailed understanding of the audition process.

I have a pretty good understanding of the unfamiliar staff and equipment inside, and the tension brought by the unknown has been reduced many times.

It can be seen that Brother Yang really knows his business.

Especially when Jiang Yang said at the end: "What are you afraid of? I'm here with you."

Makes sense!
Brother Yang brought her in through the back door.

Even if she got scolded for poor performance, it would only be Brother Yang who scolded her. It was nothing more than a punishment for her to go back to the rental house to clean. What was there to be afraid of?

"Brother Yang, I have another question."

"Go through the audition process once and you'll understand everything. You won't just be able to audition for this one role in the future." Jiang Yang's patience was limited as he couldn't find any attributes.

"All right!"

Yang Chaoyue took a deep breath, stood up and took a step forward.

Entering the audition room, she raised her hand and knocked on the door, saying softly, "Hello, is this the audition?"

(End of this chapter)