University of Southern California.

It's been a month since I came to study abroad in this dream school, and although I still don't feel comfortable with the language, Wu An's whole energy state is still very high.

Even in the first semester of the first year, freshmen in the directing department at the University of Southern California have direct access to the lectures of Hollywood's first-line directors and actors.

Listening to the courses of these front-line teachers, the progress is naturally very great.

At noon, Wu An and several classmates were having dinner when they suddenly received a message on their mobile phones.

He looked down, his eyes lit up suddenly, and said, "Jones, Joey, you eat first, I'll live first." ”

"Hey, Wu An, you haven't finished eating yet, why are you in such a hurry to go back?"

The classmate next to him couldn't help but ask.

Wu An smiled: "My courier is here!

"Express, what express, so happy?"

"Good stuff!"

Wu An hurriedly finished the remaining little rice, then handed over the dinner plate and ran to the place where he lived.

The courier signer is already waiting at the door.

Wu An went over to sign for the receipt, said a word of three grams of oil, and returned to his dormitory with the big bag of heavy couriers.

The outer packaging was unwrapped, revealing a neat stack of books inside.

The name on the cover reads: "The Self-cultivation of Actors." ”

Since October 1st, Lin Bao's book has been sold on the whole network in China.

Wu An also contacted his friends in China in advance, helped him order eight sets at once, and mailed them to Southern California.

Of these eight sets of books, he plans to keep one for himself to read, and the rest for some friends here, and then a copy for the teacher who teaches acting or directing classes.

Many of the teachers in the acting and directing classes are old people who have retired from Hollywood, have rich experience and have their own understanding of acting.

And Wu An also knows that many of their theories and teaching methods actually overlap with the system in Lin Bao's book.

They teach, though, experience.

And Lin Bao has compiled this entire system into a book.

If you show such a book to those teachers, they will be surprised!

When the time comes, it would be great if they could use their power to promote it in Hollywood or the top film schools here in Los Angeles!

The only pity is that the current "Actor's Self-cultivation" is in Chinese, and the English version is not available for the time being.

If you can communicate directly with those teachers or first-line actors in the English version, perhaps, it will be easier.

Carefully put the eight books on the bookshelf at the head of his bed, and then Wu An took one and began to flip through it.

Before, on the Internet, he had read the book from beginning to end, three or four times.

However, when you actually get the physical book, it still feels different.

Although the whole book is simple, the quality is still very good.

The preface written by an old teacher of the top Shangjing Film Academy in China can be regarded as an endorsement of this textbook-like theoretical book.

In front of the text, there is a page of recommendations, from Fu Ge, Gu Hao, to some domestic film critics, as well as teachers from film and television schools, more than 20 people have written recommendations for this book.

After a general glance at those comments, Wu An lay on the bed and began to read the text.

As I watched, the dormitory door opened, and my roommate Kit Harrington, who was wearing a basketball suit, came back from playing at noon.

"Kitt. ”

"Wu, what are you looking at?"

"A book on the theory of performance. ”

"Performance theory?

"Lin Bao. ”

"Lin Bao?"

"A master performer in our country. ”

"Your country?"

Kitt wondered, "Is it a college professor? or a director?"

"Uh...... A musician?"

Wu An said.

"A musician, writing a performance?"

Kit Yile.

"Themass, have you heard of it?"

Wu An looked at him.

"Of course...... Oh, Sheter, you said it was him!"

Kit suddenly remembered that because he also played Warcraft, he had some understanding of the theme song of the latest expansion pack and his author from the East, and that author seemed to be called Lin Bao.

"The author of Themass writes about performance theory?"

Kitt was a little strange, "Isn't he a master musician?

"Mr. Lin Bao is very researched in music, opera, and performance, he is a genius!"

Wu An took a new book from the bookshelf next to him and threw it to him, "This is definitely a very wonderful acting theory that will benefit you a lot! Don't you have the idea of going to the guild on the weekend to find a role? You can take a look, it's absolutely exciting!"

"That's great, I'll see!"

Kit wiped his hands, took the book, looked at the title, and then looked at Wu An helplessly, "Wu, are you serious Chinese?"

"Then learn Chinese well. ”

Wu An said.

"It's so hard to Chinese...... When I was in college, I tried and gave up ......"

Kitt touched the beard on his face, "It's better to put it away, and then let my girlfriend Rose help me translate it, her English is good...... It just so happened that there was an opportunity for her to rent a single room with me on vacation......"

Hearing his words, Wu An rolled his eyes.

Show affection in front of us single dogs, don't you?

"By the way, next week, Leonardo is coming to Southern California!"

Kitt put the book away and said.

"What? Little Plum is coming?"

Wu An sat up from the bed abruptly.

"Who is Little Plum? ”

Wu An hurriedly asked, "Are you sure?"

"Next Wednesday, when I was playing basketball, I heard from other people. ”

Kitt said, "To be honest, Leonardo is also helpless, how many years has this been with the Oscars, fourteen years, or fifteen?"

"Yes, poor boy. ”

Wu An joked.

I thought to myself, Xiao Lizi will come over next week, and if I have the opportunity to meet him, I will definitely recommend this "Actor's Self-cultivation" to him.

......

Domestically, it has entered the 11th Golden Week.

The theatrical box office war has also begun.

"Star Adventure King" is undoubtedly the most popular one, with 51% of the national film schedule, unstoppable, and the box office exceeded 100 million on the first day, which is almost an explosion.

In this era, even if it is a relatively good domestic cinema film, the comprehensive box office may be less than 100 million.

It can be said that there is a contrast, there is harm!

and "Crazy Stone", which ranked second, although only 13% of the film was scheduled, but because of the effect of joint promotion with Lin Bao before, after the premiere, the media was unanimously praised.

The box office on the first day was also a big hit, with a box office of 12 million, nearly paying off.

At the same time, the Douban score also came out, and it exploded directly to 9.1 points!

During the same period, only one literary film received a score of more than seven points.

and "Star Adventure", which exploded at the box office on the first day, had an entire rating of only 6.4.

Although the whole film continues the rhythm of Hollywood science fiction films, and it is a superstar from the East and the West, in addition to the advantages of 3D special effects, the whole story still seems a little mediocre.

And "Crazy Stone", whether it is the story line, or several character designs, or the black style of the entire film, has received four or five star praise from almost all the first-day audiences, and the domestic Douban score is 9.1 on the first day, which is almost explosive.

Laughing from beginning to end, but not embarrassed.

This is basically the general evaluation of the entire film by ordinary audiences.

Even in one day, the audience who brushed it twice or three times, watched it once, and still laughed.

Good-looking, fun, strong story, and most importantly, a few characters, all of which are very good.

Among them, Fang Bo is obviously the most eye-catching, and even, although the shots that appear are not as high as the protagonist, the funny style and performance tension on his whole body are not at all like a person who came out of the "dead man's pile" in Hengdian.

It's just too dramatic, and at the same time, the acting skills are too explosive!

Whether it is the Coke scam on the light rail subway, or the hardship of the sewer, or the last scene, the scene of being chased and running wildly on the viaduct, every audience remembers him and likes this role.

At the same time, some behind-the-scenes footage has been continuously released on the Internet.

When he entered the sewer, he smeared mud on himself, and several old actors in the crew praised him.

There was also Fang Bo who just started to go over and over again, and he couldn't pass the one on the light rail, and then the one on the second day, and his performance style full of black humor suddenly made Director Gu Hao excited.

Even those ordinary audiences can see through the performances before and after that the time of the day has changed dramatically.

And according to the crew's revelations, the reason for all this is because that night, Fang Bo passed through the guidance of Lin Bao.

All of a sudden, everyone was a little shocked by Lin Bao's ability to guide the performance.

It's absolutely terrifying to be able to get an actor into a certain style of comedy so quickly in one night!

However, in the tidbits, the before and after comparison shown is something that everyone has to believe.

And Lin Bao, just like that, borrowed a book and a supporting actor and entered the eyes of the film and television industry.

Everyone didn't expect that this young man with a strong talent in music would still have such a deep study in acting!

You're hooked!?

In short, on the first day of the eleventh, whether it was "Crazy Stone" or Lin Bao's new book, there was a huge exposure and word-of-mouth rise.

The next day, various theaters across the country immediately cut the schedule of other films, and gave "Crazy Stone" nearly 25% of the film schedule.

On the third, fourth, and fifth days, the number of films increased day by day, and even, on the last day of the eleventh and seventeenth day, some theaters even began to cut the schedule of "Star Adventure King", temporarily changing some 3D scenes to the 2D fields of "Crazy Stone".

Because, compared with the word-of-mouth fermentation of "Crazy Stone" and the skyrocketing box office, "Star Adventure King" has only maintained a score of 6 points in terms of ratings after seven days of broadcasting, and the reputation is also declining.

At the same time, the participation of Lu Yuan, a popular domestic bomber who has always been the focus of publicity, did not give the audience too much surprise. First, he is not the protagonist, and secondly, in terms of acting skills, it is obvious that there is a gap with several Hollywood actors.

Although on October 7 or 8, the box office of tens of millions per day is still maintained, but it is obvious that the popularity and praise are declining.

......

On the morning of October 7th, when Lin Bao was preparing ingredients in the store, he suddenly received a call from Zheng Rong: "What? Teacher Qiao Mu and they have already come to the magic capital? Where are they? On the way here? Okay, then I'll go directly to the studio first." ”

"Koi, Brother Yang, there are some things in the studio, I'll go over first. ”

Lin Bao hung up his phone and said, "By the way, wait for Zige to come over and let him come directly to the studio." ”

"Okay, I'll tell him, you go. ”

Brother Yang waved his hand and smiled.

Lin Bao nodded and went directly to the office building over there.

Originally, Lin Bao was ready to go to the east of Guangdong to talk to a few teachers of the sewing machine band.

But I didn't expect that yesterday, he also chatted with Zheng Rong to confirm the situation of several teachers, so that he could book a plane ticket to go over, and this morning, they sent a message that they had arrived in the magic capital, and even got off the plane and rushed here.

"Aunt Rong, how is it, where are the teachers?"

Entering the office, Lin Bao asked.

"It's almost here, I sent them the location, they took a taxi, and it is estimated that in a few minutes, they will be downstairs. ”

Zheng Rong said.

"Then let's go downstairs and wait for them. ”

Lin Bao said.

Zheng Rong was a little hesitant, but still said, "That...... Okay. ”

In fact, Lin Bao's current coffee position is much higher than that of several members of the sewing machine band who are already out of fashion and are currently doing behind-the-scenes work. It doesn't need to be like this at all.

However, since Lin Bao himself values several teachers, Zheng Rong herself has nothing to say.

The two people immediately went downstairs and waited at the door for a few minutes, and soon, they saw two taxis coming and stopping at the door, and six middle-aged people got out of the car.

Lin Bao's gaze fell on the faces of the six middle-aged people with some vicissitudes, and a sigh of emotion suddenly rose in his heart, and he immediately fell into memory. In my mind, what flashed was the band that swept the campus in those years, the six young, handsome and stylish singers, the objects of imitation by many teenagers, and the dream people admired by many girls.

And now, this moment, they debuted, and now, it's been almost twenty years, right?

"Xiao Rongrong, haha, long time no see. ”

The six men walked over and glanced at their old acquaintance, using the name they had called a long time ago.

Zheng Rong was also full of memories all of a sudden.

Then several people saw the young man standing next to her.

Although I have been on the Internet, I have seen and known that this music genius, a music master, who has been popular all over the Internet for nearly a year, is a young man.

But when I saw it in person, I still didn't take a breath, and I was surprised that this young man was really younger than they imagined!

However, the music he took out that was amazing, popular all over the Internet, and even swept the world, was not at all as green as his face.

Qiao Mu, the guitarist at the head, walked up to him and stretched out his hand towards Lin Bao: "Teacher Lin Bao." ”