Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Chapter 41 People are numb

With the surprises brought by Jiang Yang and Yang Chaoyue, Kang Benwen thought that the language skills displayed by the extras later would be equally excellent.

It’s a pity that the performance was mediocre.

They can speak most of the dialects, but none of them are suitable for the MC guest’s hometown. Their Mandarin is also average. They either cannot pronounce the retroflex sounds or cannot distinguish between the front and back nasal sounds.

This is a normal behavior of extras.

The language stage is over, and the next step is the performance, which is the highlight.

Kang Wen took off the intercom from his waist, switched to the station management channel, said a few words, and then said to everyone:
"From now on, I'll assign you parts. You'll follow the stagehands, who will take you to the set one by one. Just act it out for the on-set assistants. They'll adjust your performance based on how you act, adding or subtracting details, and adjusting your character's gait, language, and facial expressions."

"You can tell who the on-site assistant is by looking at his/her ID card. It's easy to identify. After finishing work, you can get a boxed lunch at lunchtime. After rehearsing the styling, you can go to the hotel to rest."

Kang Wen assigned roles to the extras one by one.

There are vegetable farmers walking around the market with baskets of vegetables, shopping and bargaining.

There are stall owners selling snacks and small accessories.

There are maids and servants of rich young men.

It wasn't until the stagehands brought in a box of mineral water that Kang Wen finished assigning everyone's roles. Finally, his eyes fell on Jiang Yang and Yang Chaoyue: "Have you two acted in any TV dramas before?"

This question is usually asked when arranging auditions for extras.

Just tell the truth.

Jiang Yang was about to say that he had no acting experience when Yang Chaoyue said, "I have."

Jiang Yang was completely paralyzed.

He saw Yang Chaoyue's hands behind his back, pinching his dress, his knuckles turning white. His Adam's apple rolled half a circle, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

What does it mean that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger?

This is.

"Tell me, what roles have you played?" Kang Wen became interested.

"I played the leading female role in 'The Time I Loved You'..." Yang Chaoyue straightened his slightly hunched back.

"The female lead?" Kang Wen was a little surprised and took out his mobile phone to check the TV series that Yang Chaoyue had improvised.

Having played the leading female role in film and television dramas, you now want to be an extra in a variety show?

"...the nanny had a scene of mopping the floor." Yang Chaoyue's speech speed suddenly increased.

Kang Wen understood and put down his phone: "Anything else?"

"I also played the fourth female lead in the costume drama 'The Vermillion Blood Feast'."

"Female Four what?"

"A maid in the fourth courtyard." Yang Chaoyue bit his lower lip, and a half-quick breath escaped between his teeth.

"I knew it." Kang Wen waved his hand: "Okay, I understand your situation pretty well."

Seeing that Kang Wen did not doubt him, Yang Chaoyue's shoulders suddenly slumped, as if a taut string suddenly broke.

Now, new extras definitely have greater advantages than experienced extras.

Even when applying for a female textile factory worker position, the supervisor would tend to hire those with more experience. I think Director Kang should have a higher impression of me now.

Brother Yang will definitely exaggerate his performance experience, just like he did when he spoke in the dialect before.

She stole a glance at Jiang Yang and found that he was staring at her knuckles, which had not yet relaxed, with a half-smile on his lips.

Kang Wen's eyes fell on Jiang Yang: "What about you? What movies and TV series have you appeared in, and what roles did you play in each?"

"I haven't acted in anything." Jiang Yang said frankly.

"That's the new guy."

Hear the words.

Kang Wen didn't react much, just picked up the pen and wrote something.

Yang Chaoyue opened his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, felt something was wrong, and his pupils dilated slightly.

Did I do something wrong unintentionally?

"I have a general idea of ​​your situation. Honestly, out of all the extras, I have the highest expectations for you two right now, so the auditions I've assigned to you will be more difficult."

Kang Wen came to the door and looked at the half-finished street for a few seconds. He took two bottles of mineral water from the cardboard box at his feet and handed them to the two of them. He pointed out the window and said, "There's a noodle stall outside."

Yang Chaoyue took the water with both hands and looked out the window.

At a glance, I saw the noodle stall that had just been set up across the street.

There were deep and shallow cracks on the wooden stall cart, the indigo apron hanging on the pillar swayed gently in the wind, the chili oil in the coarse porcelain bowl had an amber luster, and sporadic fires shone through the cracks in the coal stove, flickering in the cold wind.

"I saw it! Director Kang." Yang Chaoyue nodded heavily.

Jiang Yang's gaze swept across the noodle stall and fell on Yan Min, who was sitting in the corner of the window with a walkie-talkie on his waist and a scene construction design drawing in his hand.

On the same street as the noodle stall is an inn that is still constructing the set details.

Yan Min put down the design drawing of the inn in his hand, frowned, stood up and walked towards the inn.

Jiang Yang then turned his head and asked Kang Wen: "Director Kang, what do you mean?"

"Tomorrow, Wang Xun's solo story mission will involve him passing through this street. As you know, the guests on our "Go Fighting" only have one main storyline and no script, but the production team can tell them which extras and NPCs they interact with. If the extras perform well, they can retain the MC guest, and naturally get more screen time."

Kang Wen explained the performance assignment for the two: "You two go to the noodle stall now and think about what you're going to act out. I'll pretend to be Wang Xun and talk to you. If you can keep me company for half a minute, you'll pass..."

That’s what I said.

There was a sudden electrical noise coming from the intercom on Kang Wen's waist.

Then came the voice of Chief Director Yan Min: "Director Kang, the inn's mural is in the wrong place. It's the clue to Huang Bo's solo mission, so it can't be placed too conspicuously. Also, these small ornaments aren't obviously aged well enough. Come take a look and have the prop director plan to replace them with some that reflect the ancient charm. If there aren't any, hurry up and go to the prop shop in the film and television city to purchase some..."

Yan Min must be busy arranging props, mixed with the clinking sounds of hammers outside the window.

"Coming, coming." Kang Wen responded quickly, and then said to Jiang Yang and Yang Chaoyue, "You two hurry up and think about it. I'll be back to check it out in a moment."

"correct!"

Kang Wen hurried a few steps, turned back and said to Yang Chaoyue: "You have acted in film and television dramas, even if your role is not large, at least you have experience. He is a newcomer, you should teach him more."

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