Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Chapter 67: Betrayal and Calculation, Suppression and Radicalization

Huang Lei understood how Yang Chaoyue felt when he called Jiang Yang "Happy" in the alley earlier.

She looks cute, but has a naughty little mouth.

"Just wait, after Jiang Yang and I finish this scene, I'll cook you a bowl of noodles myself. I guarantee it'll be even better!"

As he spoke, Huang Lei drove Yang Chaoyue away: "Go eat over at the noodle stall. Light the fire and don't disturb Jiang Yang from concentrating on the performance."

Jiang Yang raised his eyes and asked, "Teacher Huang, can you give me five minutes to prepare? Let's go over the lines first."

"No problem. This performance is very emotional. If you don't prepare, it will easily become stereotyped. I also need to memorize my lines."

The two took out their mobile phones and watched the rivalry between Yi Xiaochuan and Zhao Gao in "The Myth".

They picked up their pens and wrote their lines on paper.

After Huang Lei finished writing, he glanced at the paper next to him where Jiang Yang had written down his lines, and was slightly surprised: "You were going to play Zhao Gao, why did you write down Yi Xiaochuan's lines as well? Are you trying to steal the role from me for the handsome guy?"

Jiang Yang smiled and said, "I mainly want to know how you'll finish your line so I can be mentally prepared and have a better time delivering my own line later."

“You do have a unique approach to acting.”

Huang Lei raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "I won't bother you anymore."

Huang Lei stood up and walked to the center of the street, holding the script paper in his hand, feeling the emotions of Yi Xiaochuan's character in the original play, the struggle from being cynical to shouldering a mission and being forced to mature.

Jiang Yang sat by the noodle stall, lowered his head in thought, silently reciting the lines, feeling the transformation of Zhao Gao from a humble and cowardly modern cook to a sinister and crazy eunuch in the Qin Dynasty.

The desire for power is essentially a compensation for dignity.

In the director's car.

"Has Huang Lei been led astray by Hong Lei and started giving the group a test? He can definitely leave the show and discuss this privately with Jiang Yang. He's currently recording a variety show. The audience won't want to watch this, and it won't be broadcast in the main program even if it's recorded. Currently, there are no variety shows on the market that can showcase actors' acting skills..."

Yan Min was complaining when he suddenly became serious.

Currently, there are indeed no variety shows in the market that showcase actors' acting skills, which may be a market gap.

After the interaction between Huang Lei and Jiang Yang showing their acting skills is broadcast, we can try out the effect. If the effect is good, we can make a variety show that shows the entire process of actors' auditions, rehearsals, and performances.

It can not only satisfy the audience's desire to explore the backstage of the film and television industry, but also allow the audience to feel the pleasure of immersion when watching actors deal with complex emotions.

It's also easy to stir up topics.

"All cameras on Caowei Street are now shooting towards Huang Lei and Jiang Yang."

Yan Min gave instructions to the director of photography and technical director in the broadcast car.

He pulled out his intercom and switched to Cao Wei's channel. "Tell the extras around Huang Lei and Jiang Yang to quiet down and not disturb them from the scene. The main focus is on them now."

"Okay, Director Yan."

……

Under the arrangement of the stage manager, Cao Wei Street became quiet.

The extras playing the drug dealers stopped shouting about selling Hua Tuo Ma Fei San and walked over to look without making any sound.

The peddler unknowingly carried his load to the noodle stall and carefully put it down to prevent the copper bell on it from making any sound and disturbing Huang Lei and Jiang Yang from entering the role state.

The main reason was that I was afraid of disturbing Huang Lei.

As for the extra named Jiang Yang, he just played a noodle stall owner before. What acting skills can be seen from him?

Anyone can act as a noodle stall owner. Is he really worthy of Huang Lei's attention?

Are you sure you don't have connections and came in through the back door?
The surrounding extras noticed the commotion and quieted down.

The main host position for shooting the panoramic view of the inn, under the control of the technical director, adjusted the lens focal length, and mainly shot Jiang Yang and Huang Lei.

Huang Lei's follow-up PD stood in the corner to prevent himself from being captured by other cameras.

The red dot in the camera switched between Huang Lei and Jiang Yang from time to time.

Yang Chaoyue was inexplicably driven to the stove to light the fire. He didn't know if it was his illusion. He didn't know what was going on, but it seemed that he had offended Teacher Huang Lei.

While she was sipping noodles earlier, she paid attention to the conversation between Jiang Yang and Huang Lei.

Huang Lei probably wanted to test Yang Ge's acting skills, so he gave him a question and asked him to act out a scene from "The Myth".

I remember when "The Myth" was first released, it was 5 years ago.

I just thought Yi Xiaochuan was very handsome in the film, and I cried when Lu Su was infected with the plague and died.

And when Yu Su died and turned into ashes in Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, she also cried.

As for the villain named Zhao Gao, Yang Chaoyue also remembered him. His only impression of him was that he was not handsome and was a middle-aged man.

I was only 12 years old at that time, and I couldn’t understand many of the plots. I was only concerned with the actors’ looks, and I liked watching Balala the Fairies more.

"Is the role of Yi Xiaochuan suitable for Yang Ge? Yang Ge is obviously more handsome than Yi Xiaochuan. Huang Lei is more suitable to play Zhao Gao. They are about the same age."

"Did Huang Lei steal Brother Yang's role?" Yang Chaoyue didn't dare to speak loudly or in a low voice because he had a microphone clipped to his collar.

She only dared to mutter in her heart.

I was afraid that I would disturb Huang Lei and Jiang Yang from acting.

As someone who already has some acting experience, she knows very well that this stage cannot be disturbed.

From listening to their conversation earlier, it seems that the role of Zhao Gao is a very demanding role for acting skills.

Huang Lei wants Jiang Yang to act freely
How good is Brother Yang’s acting skills?

Yang Chaoyue was unsure, but every time Brother Yang taught him how to act, he did it with ease.

And he has a lot of knowledge in acting.

When playing the role of the noodle stall owner, I can get into the role and out of it at any time.

And for the role of Zhao Gao, Brother Yang actually needed time to prepare?
Does it mean that this time, Brother Yang will fully demonstrate his acting skills?
"Brother Yang...come on!"

As sparks appeared in the stove, the extinguished fire gradually began to burn.

Through the steaming and twisting hot air, Yang Chaoyue saw Jiang Yang's handsome face with three-dimensional features, which was as handsome as that of a popular star.

Yang Chaoyue silently cheered Jiang Yang in his heart: "Play the villain Zhao Gao well and beat Teacher Huang Lei to death!"

It seemed that all the noise around him had no effect on Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang also wanted to know to what extent he could play a complex role when he used his acting skills to the fullest.

There is both the feeling of devoting yourself to something and the excitement of challenging a difficult task for the first time.

He was using some small movements to go over his next scenes and accumulate emotions.

His back was slightly bent, simply imitating the slightly hunched posture of Zhao Gao in the play.

Look at the paper with lines written on the dining table and feel the emotional penetration brought by each line.

His eyes were sometimes wide open, sometimes slightly narrowed, his chest heaved with short breaths, and sometimes he inhaled into his abdomen and exhaled long breaths.

In the early stage of the play, Zhao Gao is a cook with great skills and a simple mind, who cowardly struggles to survive in troubled times.

In the middle period, he was treated as a slave and castrated to become a eunuch.

He felt wronged, helpless and furious.

In the later period, he became a powerful eunuch and was immersed in the power that dominated the court and the country.

From the honest and simple-minded Gao Yao who valued friendship and loyalty, to the sinister and crazy Zhao Gao who was deserted by his friends and relatives.

Pictures keep flashing before my eyes, and I feel the complex human nature released by this character.

Jiang Yang imagined that he was a simple and honest man who was thrown into an extreme environment.

Learn to be calculating after being betrayed in the workplace.

Became radicalized after being suppressed in social situations.

Bit by bit, he forced out the 'Zhao Gao' hidden deep in his heart.

5 minutes passed in a flash.

"Jiang Yang, I've almost finished preparing it. Let me know when you're ready." Huang Lei put the script paper into his pocket and said with a smile.

Seeing Jiang Yang sitting at the dining table, still looking down at his lines, he didn't bother him any more.

He took two wine glasses from a street tavern and said, "In this scene, Yi Xiaochuan and Zhao Gao are going to drink..."

The words in his mouth suddenly stopped.

Jiang Yang had already stood up and tilted his head to look at him, his gaze sliding from Huang Lei's face to the wine glass in Huang Lei's hand.

His slightly trembling eyes were filled with Zhao Gao's subconscious fear and calculation during this period.

He clenched the non-existent ring on his thumb and seemed to be suppressing his anger when he spoke.

When his eyes met Huang Lei's, he deliberately straightened his slightly bent back:
"Teacher Huang Lei, I'm in character now and can start anytime."

Next to the noodle stall.

Yang Chaoyue suddenly lost his grip on the coal that was burning in his hand.

She looked at Jiang Yang with burning eyes as he stood up and walked towards Huang Lei, her heart pounding.

For some reason, Brother Yang was still the same Brother Yang, and he was still wearing the clothes of a noodle stall owner, but she didn't recognize him anymore.

"Brother Yang seems to have changed..."

(End of this chapter)