Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Chapter 68 Familiar people suddenly turn against each other

Brother Yang's eyes, temperament, and demeanor have all changed.

He was no longer the young and handsome boss who would joke and laugh with him from time to time.

He became a middle-aged man with a complicated mind, who had experienced many hardships and was pretending to be friendly.

The chill brought by the sudden change in attitude of familiar people in life made Yang Chaoyue feel a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Huang Lei looked at Jiang Yang scrutinizingly, his eyes twitching slightly. He stopped smiling and stopped teasing. His expression became serious.
"It all started when Gao Yao received the imperial edict and was given the name Zhao Gao. He went to Yi Xiaochuan to celebrate with a drink, and the two of them started to act out the story."

"Okay, Mr. Huang."

This scene doesn't require many props.

The two of them didn't need to change costumes.

The original simple noodle stall table was used as a wine table. The script supervisor took two wine bottles from the wine shop and placed them on the table. Next to them was a wine pot, and the water in it was used as wine.

The two of them sat at the table. Huang Lei was standing at the stall opposite him. Yang Chaoyue, who was looking over, said, "Chaoyue, if you say start, Jiang Yang and I will officially get into the role and start acting."

Yang Chaoyue's eyes shifted slightly, and she saw Jiang Yang standing next to Huang Lei, holding a wine bottle and rubbing the rim of the bottle with his fingertips. He gave her a reassuring look.

Yang Chaoyue then nodded to Huang Lei: "Okay, Teacher Huang Lei."

Huang Lei turned around, looked at the wine glass filled with water in front of him, and said no more.

Yang Chaoyue blinked several times in succession.

She didn't know why, even though it was Jiang Yang who was acting opposite Huang Lei and she was just a spectator, she was particularly nervous for Jiang Yang.

At the same time, he was like a rookie watching a fight between masters, excited but afraid of being affected.

After a few seconds, she yelled, "Start!"

The words fell.

Jiang Yang reached out to the wine glass on the table, holding the glass with his thumb, index finger, and middle finger, leaving his ring finger in the air and his little finger stiff. He casually raised the glass and laughed:
"Hahahaha, I really didn't expect that after all this time, I'm actually looking for myself. Xiaochuan, do you still remember the agreement we made when we met in this damn place? I'm Zhao Gao now. Don't worry, you're my buddy, how can I not take care of you?"

Huang Lei didn't say anything, but just subconsciously glanced at Jiang Yang's gesture of holding the wine glass.

Holding the cup with three fingers and leaving the ring finger suspended in the air is the traditional wine pouring posture of ancient scholars.

The little finger is stiff, which is a habit of eunuchs.

In the past five minutes, this kid was not only trying to figure out his lines, but also trying to figure out the demeanor of the character Zhao Gao.

I can't deal with it casually, I really have to be serious about it.

I never thought that as a graduate tutor in the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy, I would actually compete with extras in acting in a competitive variety show.

I was purely forced to do it.

No matter how much he respects Jiang Yang, he is still just an extra now.

If I am outdone by the extras, then the test I gave to Jiang Yang would be like digging a hole for myself.

Huang Lei leaned sideways, slightly exerted force between his brows, resulting in a brief "川" (river-shaped) wrinkle. He did not speak, nor did he look into Jiang Yang's eyes. Instead, he stared at his nose bridge and let Jiang Yang continue speaking.

Jiang Yang leaned forward and spoke slowly, "Don't worry, Xiaochuan. When I become successful, you will definitely become successful with me. Right now, you and I are the only ones who are close friends in this world. Only you and I can speak our truths to each other from the bottom of our hearts."

Done.

The wine glass in Jiang Yang's one hand was trembling slightly, showing a drunken state. He reached out with his other hand to hold the glass, stood up and toasted Huang Lei: "Come, have another drink."

Huang Lei lowered his head, supported his elbows on the table, covered his head with his hands, and ignored Jiang Yang.

"Xiaochuan, come, have another drink. It's a happy day today." Jiang Yang's tone was drunken.

Huang Lei threw his hand violently and knocked over the wine glass: "I don't want to drink this wine!"

He pushed Jiang Yang and raised his voice: "You know I don't want to drink this wine today!"

Jiang Yang was pushed and staggered, his pupils trembling.

He was drunk and his heels and toes couldn't keep his balance. He staggered for several steps and finally couldn't stand steadily and fell down with his body tilted.

Lost for a second.

With his palms supporting the ground, his bent back straightened up little by little, the drunken look in his eyes gradually cleared. He half-lay on the ground, turned around, tilted his head, and looked at Huang Lei, whose breathing became rapid and who stood up.

Jiang Yang stared at Huang Lei's trembling Adam's apple as he spoke. Huang Lei stared between Jiang Yang's brows, then pointed at him condescendingly: "You're Zhao Gao today, you're happy, right? I'm not happy!"

Jiang Yang's trembling hands suddenly clenched into fists, and his lazily hunched back straightened.

His facial muscles twitched a few times, but he didn't say anything. He stared at Huang Lei who was walking towards him quickly, and his eyes stopped trembling.

Huang Lei came in front of Jiang Yang, paused for a second, his rapid breathing slowed, and his tone became gentle, but he suppressed his anxiety: "Do you still remember that you are Gao Lan's brother? The two of us came to Daqin and became a pair of brothers in distress. We wandered the rivers and lakes, hoping that one day we could return to the modern world, but you forgot, you forgot everything!"

Jiang Yang's eyelids twitched slightly and his teeth gradually clenched.

Huang Lei suddenly gripped Jiang Yang's arm tightly, his eyes bloodshot, his jaw muscles tensed, his neck veins prominent, and his voice rose several degrees:
"What are you thinking about all day now? You keep thinking about how you want to have power over the world!"

"You keep thinking, 'You have to climb up step by step!'" Huang Lei was shaking all over, and he raised his right hand to point to the sky. Jiang Yang pursed his lips, staring at Huang Lei, without saying a word.

Only the corners of his mouth turned down slightly and his eyes were slightly red.

Huang Lei paused for one second.

The tendons in his neck were as tight as a bowstring, and his voice was mixed with breath: "I'm scared..."

Huang Lei's hands were shaking as his voice broke: "I'm very afraid that one day my friend will become like Zhao Gao!!!"

The words fell.

It's quiet now.

The entire Cao Wei Street suddenly became quiet.

The oppressive feeling of the air being frozen makes people hold their breath.

Yang Chaoyue was almost hiding beside the noodle stall, watching the scene with his head tilted.

She didn't understand any experiential or method acting techniques. She only knew that at that moment, Huang Lei seemed to have really become the character in the play, Yi Xiaochuan.

Through the emotional tension Huang Lei had just expressed, she could feel that Yi Xiaochuan was very angry and worried about Zhao Gao's obsession with power.

And the helplessness of watching a friend fall.

I used to have a good colleague in the textile factory. He was gentle and kind, but I don’t know when he became addicted to gambling and became violent. He borrowed money everywhere and I couldn’t find him.

There is an elementary school classmate in my hometown who despised the false courtesy of adults the most. After getting married early, he became materialistic and snobbish.

Unconsciously, Huang Lei's performance brought back memories of his experiences with these people.

When she watched "The Myth" 5 years ago, she didn't understand it.

Now I seem to understand.

I also understood why I laughed when I watched Stephen Chow's "A Chinese Odyssey" as a child. This year, I watched it again with my roommate from the textile factory, but I felt so sad that I wanted to cry.

So, what about Brother Yang?

How should Brother Yang act?
Yang Chaoyue's heart was pounding wildly.

The better Huang Lei performed, the more worried she became about Jiang Yang.

In the director's car.

My breathing seemed to freeze.

The hair on the back of the director of photography's neck stood up, and the technical director forgot to put down the walkie-talkie in his hand.

The sweat glands in Yan Min's palms seemed to secrete a sudden surge of sweat at this moment. "Huang Lei is indeed worthy of being a graduate student tutor at the Beijing Film Academy. His professional ability is indeed strong."

On the multi-screen splitter, the screen that occupies the largest area is the posture of Jiang Yang and Huang Lei acting against each other at the moment.

Even through the screen, one can strongly feel the emotions of the character played by Huang Lei.

But what about Jiang Yang?
Did Jiang Yang fail to catch Huang Lei’s play?
Why don't you speak?

Having said that, it is normal that Jiang Yang cannot take over Huang Lei's role, after all, Jiang Yang is just an extra.

now.

Huang Lei knew it very well.

The reason why Jiang Yang didn't say anything was not because he didn't catch up with his role, but because the performance just now was all his part and he was the protagonist.

Jiang Yang just cooperated with the acting, did not interfere with his emotions, and even helped to make his emotions expand more strongly.

Acting opposite such an actor is not at all tiring or stressful.

Jiang Yang's performance was restrained but full of details.

The gradually clear eyes indicate that Zhao Gao, played by Jiang Yang, has sobered up.

The little redness in the eye sockets means that the grievances in the heart are accumulating.

He was so frustrated that he finally fell out with his girlfriend and was about to explode.

In the following scenes, Jiang Yang is the protagonist.

Even if one uses all his acting skills, it still feels difficult to surpass Zhang Shi's portrayal of Zhao Gao.

A slight mistake is the difference between a genius and an ordinary person.

Jiang Yang wanted to try and see if he could catch up with Zhang Shi.

Cao Wei Street was quiet for several seconds.

Jiang Yang opened his mouth slightly, slowly raised his arm, gave Huang Lei a thumbs-up, shook his forearm, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and spoke slowly with trembling lips: "You are amazing, you are noble, you can scold me now."

(End of this chapter)