Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Chapter 39 What He Said Was My Words

Jiang Yang breathed steadily, his expression calm as he gazed at the triangle between Kang Wen's eyes and nose. "Director Kang, I don't have an agency contract. I just passed the interview and audition for the extra role in Go Fighting, and was arranged by Canxing to come here."

“Who got you through the interview and audition?”

Kang Wen's tone was clearly wrong.

The person who interviewed him was Tang Shuliang, the casting director of Canxing, and the person who auditioned him was Jiang Xin, the coordinator... Seeing that things were not going well, Jiang Yang certainly wouldn't say anything that would bring bad luck to these two people.

He smiled and said, "What's wrong, Director Kang? My audition profile says I can act ugly."

"Oh?"

Kang Wen opened Jiang Yang's audition information and took a look.

It records that Jiang Yang knows how to control the camera, and can use props to make himself look ugly within a limited time, so as not to overshadow the MC guest.

He is young but has a lot of experience and understands the art of variety show shooting.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of handsome people in this industry. If they don’t have resources to act as extras, they can only be special guests at best. The minimum requirement for actors to have roles is to graduate from a professional college.

You can pay special attention to the audition later and see how the performance is arranged.

Kang Wen finally nodded and said, "I don't mean anything special. I just heard that Canxing is signing artists recently, so I just wanted to chat. The boy is quite handsome and has the demeanor of a military art school idol."

He lowered his head to look at the extras' information, his smile faded, and then he looked up at everyone. The incandescent light shone on the brim of his baseball cap, casting a darker shadow on his face. "Next one, Yang Chaoyue, who is it?"

Yang Chaoyue stood up timidly, clutching the hem of her skirt. Her drooping bangs were like a black curtain, barely covering her flushed cheeks. She bowed respectfully to Kang Wen.

He had clearly made ample preparations, but when the words reached his lips, his carefully prepared words shattered into intermittent breaths, and he stammered, "Director Kang, hello, hello."

Kang Wen glanced at Yang Chaoyue and knew what was going on.

She has a simple temperament and outstanding appearance.

All the MC guests are men, so there is no upper limit on the appearance requirements of the female extras, the more beautiful the better.

Kang Wen began to read out the name of the next extra.

Yang Chaoyue breathed a sigh of relief, stood there not daring to move or look at Jiang Yang, and his breathing gradually stabilized.

After calling out the ten names on the information sheet on the first page and having a brief conversation, Kang Wen had a rough impression of the images of these people.

The main purpose of his calling the roll before the audition was to review the image and temperament of the extras and then assign them roles.

After all, the variety show scene built this time is quite grand, with many different characters.

Extras who look plain and simple tend to be assigned farming roles, such as Yang Chaoyue, the second person named.

Extras with a bookish air tend to be assigned roles like scholars and talented people, such as Jiang Yang who was the first one named.

As for those extras who have no experience, have a relatively simple image and temperament, and cannot convey the special features that fit the role at the first time, they need to be assigned roles based on their performance in auditions.

He brought his own styling team and costume team with him, so he was extremely strict with the audition process.

The extras were well chosen, the roles were arranged reasonably, and the show was filmed effectively, which reflects his vision and ability.

In the next season of "Go Fighting", he might be able to add people to his team through styling and costume guidance to increase his visibility in the industry.

When my team expands to a certain size, I will have the opportunity to shoot other variety shows independently. After all, there is a lot of hot money in the circle now.

The atmosphere was extremely solemn even though the roll call lasted only three minutes.

Inexperienced people like Yang Chaoyue would get so nervous that their legs would shake, they would repeatedly check their clothes, or they would keep looking at their phones to relieve their emotions.

Those who are experienced will think about what the next audition content will be like.

"No one from Canxing is late this time, don't worry, everyone will have a role, it's just that the interactions with the MCs will be a little different. I'm so thirsty from the roll call."

Kang Wen unscrewed the thermos on the table and was about to drink.

Just then I remembered that this was the cup of the chief director Yan Min, and I would prepare it for Yan Min later.

There is steam rising from the rim of the cup, and it is filled with wolfberries.

Kang Wen put down his cup. "This variety show is themed on the Three Kingdoms. I'm sure Canxing has already told you about the basic background and storyline. I won't waste time, so let's get straight to the point. Variety show auditions are different from film and television drama auditions. The acting requirements are not as high, but the performance requirements for verbal interaction with the MC guests are very high."

Kang Wen gestured for everyone to sit down and cleared his throat. "Those who can speak dialect fluently, please stand up. Be honest. If you can, you can. If you can't, you can't. Leave a good impression on me. I know some dialects from different regions, and I can hear them."

Three-quarters of the people stood up at once.

Kang Wen looked at Jiang Yang with scrutiny: "Which dialect do you speak?"

"From the Magic City."

"Just a few words." "That little bastard is a rude fellow."

Meaning: This little guy is very naughty.

The pronunciation of the initials and finals was clear and standard, and the tone was very characteristic of Shanghai. Kang Wen took notes on Jiang Yang's information and said, "You're from Shanghai, right?"

"My hometown is in the foggy city."

"You also know the Fog City dialect?"

Kang Wen was a little surprised.

Not many people can speak two dialects, mainly because Wang Xun, one of the MC guests of Extreme Men's Gang, is also from Wudu: "Knowing the Wudu dialect is a plus, so you can speak more."

"I've been waiting for so long, my mouth is dry, and I can't even get a bottle of water."

The yangping tone value in Jiang Yang's speech is converted into a low tone, and the word order and modal particles are very consistent with the characteristics of the Wudu dialect.

The language is very strong in Fog City dialect, which is sufficient for interacting with the MC guests. It doesn’t matter whether Mandarin is tested or not.

Kang Wen smiled. "There will be water to drink later, and lunch boxes after the audition. Do you know any other dialects?"

No, Jiang Yang only knows these two.

Judging from what Kang Wen said, it seems that the more languages ​​you know, the better.

"I can speak the Yancheng dialect of Jiangsu."

"Oh?"

Kang Wen became interested. He actually knew three dialects. "Speak a few words and listen."

Yang Chaoyue turned his head and looked at Jiang Yang.

Does Jiang Yang speak Yancheng dialect?

how is this possible.

When I first met Jiang Yang, he didn't even know what "dewei" meant.

Jiang Yang thought for a second and spoke calmly.

The tone of the first sentence was somewhat anxious and indebted:

"Daddy, I hope you won't work too hard and take a break. When I make enough money, I'll take you to live in a big city."

It means: Dad, don’t work too hard and make sure to rest. When I make money, I will take you to live in a big city.

Yang Chaoyue tilted his head.

What Brother Yang said was very good, but it sounded familiar.

Jiang Yang's second sentence was urgent:

"Yang, get up now. The morning tea is already on the coffee table. It will get cold if you don't eat it."

It means: Brother Yang, get up. Breakfast is on the tea table. It will get cold if you don’t eat it.

The veins on Yang Chaoyue's forehead twitched a few times.

Isn't this what she often said in her rental house when she came back from buying breakfast and knocked on Jiang Yang's door?!

Jiang Yang's third sentence feels like an employee complaining to his boss:
"Where can you find a boss as lazy as you? I even have to wash your pants for you."

What it means is: How can there be a boss as lazy as you who even has to wash your underwear for you.

The front and back nasal sounds in the three sentences are mixed up, the flat and retroflex tongue sounds are not distinguished, the pitch is relatively low compared to Mandarin, and some sounds are pronounced in short bursts.

Jiang Yang didn't really know the Yancheng dialect. After all, he didn't get any of the Yancheng dialect's attributes from Yang Chaoyue.

Just imitating.

During the month I spent with Yang Chaoyue, he would always speak a few words of Yancheng dialect from time to time. There was no problem in learning a few of them properly.

"Very good." Kang Wen nodded in appreciation and picked up the pen to write something on Jiang Yang's information.

Yang Chaoyue on the side pursed his lips and pulled his lower lip inward.

Brother Yang is fooling people. He knows nothing about Yancheng dialect.

What he said were all my words!

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